When I talk with pastors around the world, one of the most common challenges that pastors bring up is their leadership shortages. Sometimes I give them a suggestion if someone comes to mind, but more often than not I challenge them to take a second look at the leaders...
In this video, I look at what Paul says in Romans 7 & 8 about the “wretched” human condition and God’s solution to our predicament. I also look at the life of one historical figure who was once a self-professed “wretch” and by God’s grace became an adopted son of...
As we think about crisis leadership in 2020, I want to look back to the year 605 BC when the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar besieged Jerusalem and took as captives the best young men of the city, including Daniel. How did Daniel respond to this massive disruption in...
Considering that the Bible has little to say about electoral politics (they didn’t have elections back then), let’s take a cue from John Wesley who gave this advice to people in his church on the eve of a contentious election: Vote for whom you think is most worthy....
In this video, we consider the counter-cultural first-century leadership wisdom of John the Baptist, whose message to his followers was this: “He [Jesus] must increase, but I must decrease.” In order to become a leader like John, we have to grapple with three...
How do we engage the culture as spiritual leaders without abandoning our calling as ministers of the gospel (and without getting dragged into the mud of partisan politics)? In this video, my son William, dean of academics for Every Nation Seminary, offers a helpful...
