I was recently talking to a pastor whose church was leaking people. As soon as a family joined the church, another family vanished. As we were trying to discover the cause of the leak, I made up the following three points on the spot. I told my friend that as a...
MANILA, PHILIPPINES—In our well-intended desire to send fully-funded, relationally connected, culturally sensitive, professionally trained, church planters and campus missionaries, I sometimes wonder if we have made ministry too easy. Lifting heavy weight builds...
A few weeks ago I was talking to a young leader, trying to upgrade his vision casting skills. I gave him four simple tips about communicating vision. 1. CLARITY. Leaders must create clarity by narrowing the focus when casting vision. A vision to do everything that can...
I recently had a situation where someone boldly and bluntly disrespected me. This guy should have been expressing gratefulness, but instead, he was ungrateful and dishonoring. While I was troubled by this young leader’s attitude and action, I have become more troubled...
I recently met with Every Nation regional directors from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and North America. We gathered in Dubai to clarify our top global priority for the next twelve to twenty-four months. We used Patrick Lencioni’s book, The...
MANILA, PHILIPPINES—I once knew an arrogant young Calvinist who took great pride in his Reformed pedigree: saved as a teenager at First Presbyterian Church, while in high school attended Bible studies on the hallowed campus of Reformed Theological Seminary, bought his...
