Leadership Culture Matters Episode 3: People Matter Most
When it comes to our churches, businesses, and ministries, we should want to pursue excellence, but never to the point that projects begin to matter more than the people we lead. I recently had a conversation surrounding this topic with Pastor Jarrett McNeely on Episode 3 of the Leadership Culture Matters podcast series: People Matter […]
Leadership Culture Matters Episode 2: Prayer Trumps Plan
Most Christians will say that there is power in prayer. They will even say they want to pray about everything. Sadly, though, there is often a disconnect between what we say about prayer and what we do in prayer. We can run the risk of operating our churches, businesses, ministries, and lives at high levels, […]
Leadership Culture Matters Podcast Series Episode 1: The Lord is Honored
Many years ago, God took me on a journey to reset the leadership culture of the church I pastor. It wasn’t that we weren’t already accomplishing great things, but I began to see that, second only to the clear proclamation of God’s Word, creating and nurturing a leadership culture that reflects the person and mission […]
NEW PODCAST SERIES: Leadership Culture Matters
How do you create a healthy leadership culture in your ministry, workplace, organization, or even in your family, and why does it matter? There’s an interesting and well-known quote from management consultant and writer Peter Druker where he states that “culture eats strategy for breakfast.” The Harvard Business Review also has this to say about […]
Is It a Sin Not to Spend Time with Jesus?
Have you ever wondered if it’s a sin not to spend time with Jesus? I assure you I am not writing this to condemn you about the consistency of your quiet times, but I do want to make you aware of how vital time with Jesus is and equip you where you may struggle to […]
The Six Steps of Repentance
Recently, I shared a blog post on how to endure temptation. I believe it offers solid wisdom that can help you in your day-to-day battles. But we also need to know what to do when we do give in to temptation and sin because we will all have times when we fall. When you have […]
3 Ways to Keep Walking with the Lord Through College
The numbers are pretty discouraging when it comes to students walking with the Lord throughout college. Depending on whose statistics you read, research from ministries such as Lifeway shows that around two-thirds of kids who are active in a youth group during their middle and high school years are not actively involved in church during […]
Safeguarding Your Marriage Against Infidelity
We all have the potential to sin sexually, and any man or any woman who says, “I have never, I will never, and I could never” is setting his or herself up for the prerequisite sin that precedes all sins, including the sin of adultery – pride. So, instead of assuming our marriages could never […]
What Does It Really Mean to Honor Your Father and Mother?
“Honor your father and your mother” sounds like the perfect commandment to throw out whenever your kids misbehave. A good “because I said so” kind of phrase to use when our parental authority is being questioned. But what does it really mean not only for our kids to honor us but for us to honor […]
6 Ways to Endure Temptation
There is no escaping the presence of sin or temptation in this world, but that does not mean we have to sin. Yes, we are sinners, and there have been times when we have all given into temptation and sinned. But biblically speaking, on the authority of God’s Word, we do not have to sin. […]