A couple of weeks ago on Think Like a Leader, I had a conversation with David and Caroline Webb about their adventures as the founders and directors of the Every Nation African Havens. While they were in Nashville, I also had the opportunity to sit down with their...
In Acts 18, we see experienced leaders (Priscilla and Aquila) strengthen an eloquent, fervent, and bold emerging leader (Apollos) in four repeatable steps: They LISTENED to him preach and teach. They UPGRADED him privately. They EXPLAINED theological truth to him....
Following patterns, best practices, and proven strategies in ministry can be a good thing, but sometimes we must deviate from the accepted norm. In Acts, Paul’s church-planting rhythm typically included preaching in the synagogue, but he breaks from that pattern in...
David and Caroline Webb have served as Every Nation missionaries in Kenya and South Africa where they focus care for orphans and help them connect with their “forever families.” The Webbs are the founders of African Havens in South Africa. They were recently in...
While reading Acts (again), I noticed three phrases in chapter 13 that empower global gospel impact: In the church Saul and Barnabus The Holy Spirit Having a global gospel impact, is not dependent on how big or small your church is, how new or old it is, or how much...
Honor is a foundational part of many cultures, but overhonor is dangerously close to idolatry. Honor is good, but we must resist overhonor. What does overhonor look like? If our leadership causes people to go lower instead of higher, that might be overhonor. If we...
