I’ve been thinking and blogging about coaching, consulting, mentoring, and discipleship—but what about accountability? – Consulting implies no accountability, only advice that can be received or rejected. – Mentoring implies no accountability,only an example that can...
Pastors and spiritual leaders wear many different hats. Sometimes it can be confusing to know when to wear the coach hat, the consultant hat, the mentor hat, or the discipleship hat. After listening to Kevin York last week, here’s my summary of the difference between...
Someone named Jonathan recently asked: “Just wondering, why do you call this blog the ‘reluctant leader’?” I wrote about my blog title in my first post a few months ago, but I still get this question all the time. So, here is another shot at explaining my reluctant...
Here’s my attempt to explain the title and target of this blog. It was the week after Christmas. I was in Nashville with my family. Watching a whole season of 24 during the holidays has become a Murrell family holiday tradition. After unwrapping the latest 24 DVDs,...
Preaching is supposed to point people to God, not to “men of God.” When I preach, I want the people to be impressed with God, not with me. I want them to think how great God is, not how great (or funny or deep or boring. . .) my sermon was. Look what happened when...
A few months ago, I was asked to talk to 150 of our Victory and Every Nation staff members about budgeting and money at our annual Manila planning meeting. After telling old stories, I mentioned six principles and attitudes that have guided the way we have raised,...
