Leading Without a Title

Leading Without a Title

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE—I get to work with promising young leaders all over the world. Here are some of their most common leadership questions: How do I lead without a title (or perhaps with a lesser title)? How do I lead when I have some leadership responsibilities but...
New Video Series: The Multiplication Challenge

New Video Series: The Multiplication Challenge

Recently, I had the privilege of discussing my latest book, The Multiplication Challenge, with my son and coauthor William Murrell and young leaders in various positions across Every Nation. It was a great opportunity to hear from them and discuss some of the...
How We Should Respond to Natural Disasters

How We Should Respond to Natural Disasters

Flooding in Houston, Texas. HONOLULU, HAWAII—This past weekend, tropical storm Harvey hit the Gulf Coast of the United States, dumping record levels of rain on Louisiana and Texas, including the city of Houston. As a result of the widespread flooding, at least thirty...
How to Talk about Charlottesville

How to Talk about Charlottesville

White nationalists holding a rally on the campus of UVA. WILMORE, KENTUCKY—I have mostly been unplugged from the news and social media for over a week now during my summer residency at Asbury Theological Seminary. However, I thought that this weekend’s events needed...
Racial Hypocrisy, Lunch, and the Gospel

Racial Hypocrisy, Lunch, and the Gospel

Depiction of Paul writing his letters. NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE—This blog is the final installment of an impromptu series on ethnic diversity and racial reconciliation in the Church. The first blog was inspired by a trip to the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg, South...
When Jesus Takes Your Lunch

When Jesus Takes Your Lunch

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE—Last week, I returned from our annual Every Nation Build Conference in Orlando, where pastors, church planters, and campus missionaries from all over North America gathered for a time of fellowship, worship, and vision-building. For those who...