All over the world, there is a lot of talk about identity. Much of it is misguided. Some identities are rooted in reality and truth. Others, not so much.The Apostle John had a double identity. In John 20, he self-identifies as “the one whom Jesus loved” and as “the...
Jesus was the greatest leader ever. He was also the greatest developer of leaders ever. For those who want to lead like Jesus, John 13 gives three descriptions of spiritual leadership. Leaders are servants. Leaders are leaders. Leaders are...
Too often, pastors and mission leaders try to find shortcuts to spiritual leadership, usually to their own detriment and to the detriment of others.Jesus’ life, example, and words in John 7 show us three important foundational principles for pastors and spiritual...
I get to travel all over the world and connect with really great leaders. As soon as I land in a new nation and have face-to-face time with the pastor, I like to ask questions about life, family, ministry, and burdens. It seems that weariness is increasingly a common...
Whenever I find myself dealing with “preacher’s block,” I often rely on three handwritten symbols to get unstuck: a triangle (the nature of God), a stick figure (the nature of the human condition), and a cross (the impact of the gospel).I applied this while reading...
In this “year of miracles,” I’ve been reading through the book of Acts over and over, and it’s hard not to see examples and results of apostolic leadership on every page. What does it really mean to be apostolic, and what do apostolic leaders produce? Acts 16 gives us...
