A while back I injured my quad tendon. This particularly tendon is the one that—if you’re in a sitting position—is responsible for lifting your leg up straight or kicking it out. It’s a really important function of the leg. It’s quite surprising really how many things...
At our last ViaCordis campfire gathering, we gathered leaders of the churches who are in the ViaCordis network. We had a time of prayer and listening to the Lord and see what the Spirit might be prompting people to share. My friend and associate Doug Lee shared that...
Over years of working with churches and church leaders in a wide variety of denominations and networks, one thing that continues to amaze me is how many people view planning and spirituality as completely separate and even antithetical practices. On the one hand, some...
When you are suddenly faced with limitations, such as my leg being in a post-surgical cast, it’s amazing how fast you can reprioritize what’s really important. My first priority is to be able to walk again and to perform the basic functions of day-to-day life. My...
I keep a personnel file on myself. I know that’s odd, but every once in a while it pays off. I recently had cause to look in that file and rediscovered a personal inventory I took a long time ago: SIMA: System for Identifying Motivated Abilities. The amazing thing...
Often why the discipleship process doesn’t multiply is because we leave it all up to one person. If one person disciples one other person, then that person disciples one other person… and so on. The assumption is that one person can bring another person to maturity...
