A discipleship assessment retreat

Discipleship, Leadership

When we were in the beta testing phase of our discipleship assessment instrument, Tad Blackburn, pastor with The Vineyard Church, decided to try out the assessment in a retreat setting. He shares here from his experience:    When we started with the discipleship...
Christmas shopping? Consider Becoming Barnabas

Christmas shopping? Consider Becoming Barnabas

Coaching, Leadership

If so, check out my latest book: Becoming Barnabas. This would make a great Christmas present. Becoming Barnabas is a book designed for ordinary people– short and eminently readable– that drills down in practical ways on communication skills in the church...
Mile Wide, Inch Deep

Mile Wide, Inch Deep

Leadership, Prioritizing

Mile Wide, Inch Deep is the great title of the latest book by Dave Jacobs. In its pages, he outlines practical, doable steps that pastors can take that will result in real changes in their lives and ministries. It is possible to have margin in your life, even if you...

Launching Leaders booklet

Developing, Leadership

I’m always on the lookout for really helpful but simple tools. The Launching Leaders booklet by Michael Gatlin is just that. It essentially covers a six-step process for developing and overseeing leaders. Put out by the Vineyard Group, this has been selling like...

Bifocal vision

Leadership, Visionizing

I received a significant insight just as I was entering midlife. I had gone in to see the eye doctor for a routine vision checkup. He said, “Bob, I have good news and I have bad news. The good news is your eyes are in great condition. The bad news is that in a...