I just enjoyed a lunch sponsored by The Aspen Group which featured Darren Whitehead, teaching pastor at Willow Creek Church. Darren listed the top 10 issues facing the church today. He based it on a survey from Lifeway. Here are the 10, in reverse order. Abortion Homosexuality Relevance in the church Marriage Apathy Doctrine Evangelism […]

This is a brief excerpt about brokenness in a pastor’s life and ministry from my latest book, 5 Ministry Killers and How to Defeat Them. __ Circumstances beyond a pastor’s control (demographics or a location that hinders growth), an uncooperative board (they say no to an important initiative), or even family issues (a chronically ill

Last week Augusta, Georgia hosted one of the world’s most prestigious golf tournaments, The Masters. Tiger Woods, a four-time winner and arguable today’s most talented golfer made the cut. He entered the tournament hoping for a strong showing. Unfortunately he finished tied for 40th. What happened? Neuroscience gives us clues not only to Tiger’s downward

     I sat next to a brilliant PhD at a recent men’s breakfast and he made an insightful statement that struck a chord with me.      We chatted about the master’s degree I’m pursuing in neuroleadership and about his shift from chemistry to software development. During that conversation I felt prompted to ask