If we hope to give ourselves – leaders in the Church scene – a hope of long-term survival we need to update our view of how forward progress is made in the real world. I’ve seen lots of models of the discipleship process and each author of these misses the one thing Ted Haggard, Jimmy [...]

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How do we prevent leadership meltdowns?
“I will periodically visit the hospital whether I feel the need to or not. “ 
By the word “Hospital” I mean the general idea of inner care, care for the soul. For me this has meant seeing some sort of therapist at least once a [...]

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This is the 9/11 of the Evangelical world. We will look back upon in years to come and refer to "Before Ted" and "After Ted." Many leaders have attempted to minimize this in the past weeks by saying things like “Ted who?” even though they served on the same committees with him for years. It [...]

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We’ve all been following the fallout of the Ted Haggard situation for the past week … and for good reason. In the long run, this is not like any other scandal in the conservative Church in our lifetimes. This is a bone rattler. This is a paradigm shifter. This is true for many reasons. I will [...]

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This is just the barebones outline of a presentation I made recently to some D.Min. students.
1. Invite Jesus’ presence in a big way to your gatherings.  2. Invite the city to come to church.
A. lots of peopleB. on a large scaleC. all of the time
3.  Prepare your people for newcomers a bit in advance [...]

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1.   Your load is lifted “Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.”  Matt. 11:30, The Message 
2.   You laugh “For the Kingdom of God is … living a life of goodness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit….”  Rom. 14:17, New Living Translation  
3.   You are energized 4.   You meet interesting people you [...]

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