Developing, Discipleship, Leadership
Knowing your destination in the journey of discipleship is important. You need to have clarity in terms of where you’re trying to go—it’s a necessary step for getting there. Like Alice, everyone ends up somewhere eventually if they keep walking, but not...
Coaching, Developing, Discipleship, Leadership
One thing I have noticed about discipleship is that we have a tendency to think about it assembly line style. We want to run everyone through the same program, have everyone take the same class or read the same book, treat everyone the same. But if you have raised...
Coaching, Developing, Leadership
My latest book, Becoming Barnabas, is now available in Kindle format. Especially geared toward laypeople, this is a book for anybody that wants to make a difference. Short and readable, Becoming Barnabas demonstrates the impact coaching can have in a congregational...
Developing, Leadership, Training
An 8th grade girl I know had the following conversation with her mom: Daughter: “I think now that I’m going into high school next year, there might be enough kids in the church youth group for them to start having a separate group for the high schoolers. They could...