NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE—Last week, I had the honor of speaking to a group of Every Nation North America Life Year missionaries who are being sent to Ukraine, Scotland, Spain, and New Zealand. Here’s what I told them to do in order to be successful and faithful...
TOKYO AIRPORT—Observing the life of Jesus in the gospels is often an abrupt and painful reality check, especially in our social media-saturated do-anything-for-fame ministry culture. I can’t imagine Jesus being obsessed with how many people “liked” his latest pithy...
MANILA, PHILIPPINES—Last week, I had the privilege of speaking at the Every Nation Campus (ENC) national leadership team meeting. After a productive meeting and discussion, I sent out this cryptic tweet: “LEADERSHIP. Disagreement is ok. Disrespect, dishonor, and...
MANILA, PHILIPPINES—Since I landed in the Philippines last week, the nation has been gripped by the ongoing crisis in the southern island of Mindanao. Islamic militants have taken the city of Marawi and declared allegiance to ISIS. Hundreds have been killed and...
MANILA, PHILIPPINES—While trying to read the first chapter of Philippians this morning, I got stuck on verse one, and I was gobsmacked with a leadership lesson that I hope I never forget. I didn’t get to the end of the chapter. In fact, I never got to verse two. I...
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE—Though I believe strongly that all leaders should grow and that they should continually increase in their character and leadership skills, there is one sense in which all leaders should decrease. When Jesus first began his ministry in Galilee,...
