Last week I attended Willow Creek’s Leadership Summit at a local video venue. As usual, the speaker line-up was superb. I used my iPad to capture my learnings and these these seven stood out. We can hear the whispers from God when we lower the ambient noise in our lives. Bill Hybels, The Power of […]

It’s exciting to see many churches embracing community and missional ministry more than ever. When I grew up, I can’t remember being challenged to go out into my community to be the hands and feet of Jesus to the poor and under-resourced. Perhaps that’s why it took me so long to personally ‘get it.’ The

Although my kids are well beyond the teen years, I wish I could have given them this devotional when they were kids. Daniel Darling, a friend of mind, provided me a complementary copy of his new book called, Crash Course, forming a faith foundation for life. Although written for the teen in mind, I was

Recently Leadership Network asked 40 pastors (including the likes of Wayne Cordeiro and Elmer Towns) to explain in 6 minutes what they wish they had done differently in ministry. They held an online conference called SAGE. As one of the speakers, I spoke on why I wish I was less like a turtle. You can read