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Never give in
And our final thought for Winston Churchill week: “Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never - in nothing, great or small, large or petty - never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.” Whoever thought stubbornness could be a virtue?...
Continuous effort: In it for the long haul
Next in my series of quotes from Winston Churchill: “Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential.” How often we believe that if we were only smarter, faster, stronger, better… then we would be able to accomplish our goals....
The importance of context
In coaching, as in so many other important parts of life, context matters. The best response must fit with the current situation. Winston Churchill said, “In War: Resolution. In Defeat: Defiance. In Victory: Magnanimity. In Peace: Goodwill.” The best response depends...
Winston Churchill on courage
Lately I’ve been reading a biography of Winston Churchill and ran across this quote from him: “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” This reminds me of the role we have as Christian leaders. Certainly...
A day for remembering
Today in the U.S. we celebrate Memorial Day by remembering soldiers who died while serving in the military. Remembering is important. Without setting aside time to reflect, we lose our moorings, our history. The same is true of our spiritual history. The Psalms...
Take the 30-day challenge
For the next 30 days, every time someone asks you an advice-type question, instead of giving them an answer, them this question: “What do you think?” Then discipline yourself to simply listen and help them unpack their thoughts. When I tried this experiment myself, I...
When God is at work, don’t mess it up
When you’re coaching someone and they say, “That’s a good question,” how should you respond? The correct answer is silence. When someone says, “That’s a good question,” it means the Holy Spirit has connected with them and what you need to do is nothing. Be silent and...
What makes a question powerful?
Most powerful questions are simple and they are short—usually 5 words or less. What do you want? What would it look like? Who can help you? What are you hearing from God? These are short, simple questions. Powerful questions have no long preamble or explanation on the...
Does Christianity change?
Did you see last Monday’s article in USA today? They’re doing a series on faith in America and the author, Oliver Thomas, is making the point that things change—even in the area of faith. Once a faith stops connecting with the people and the culture, it begins to die....
What makes missional coach training different?
I’ve done conducted a lot of coach trainings over the years. Last week in Denver I did my first coach training geared specifically for missional leaders. Missional coach training: coaching for incarnational, missional ministry. It felt different. Since then I’ve been...
Rubber bands and shoelaces
Ministry is like rubber bands and shoelaces. With rubber bands, no stretch equals no growth. But if you stretch people too far they break. Shoelaces need to be tied together to function, just as people need to be tied together in relational networks in order to...
The three circles and decentralized ministry
When we’re doing ministry in a more decentralized fashion, we need to help our leaders think through what they need by way of support and connections to sustain them. Hugh Halter and Matt Smay, in their book The Tangible Kingdom, outline the concept of the three...