Created to Create the Future
I'm a leadership guy so I'm always looking ahead to the future. Dr. John Richardson said when it came to the future; there were 3 types of people: 'Those who let it happen, those who make it happen, and those…
Representing Jesus in Classrooms
The mission statement of Jessup University is: we partner with the church to educate transformational leaders for the glory of God. That mission is at the foundation and the heartbeat of all we do here at Jessup. For some, the…
Simplicity and Complexity for our Troubled Times
Former Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes is reported to have said “I wouldn’t give a fig for simplicity this side of complexity but I’d give my right arm for simplicity on the other side of complexityâ€. That thought has been rolling around…
The art of disequilibrium…
Written shortly after the election of 2016, it seems this article may end up being relevant again with sustained urgency: Virtually no pundits or prognosticators believed in a Donald Trump victory. And yet today, in mid-November of 2016, President-Elect Donald…
FIVE PROMISES ABOUT THE PRESENCE OF GOD
His presence brings joy “You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever.†(Psalm 16:11, NLT) “I have told you this so that my joy may be…
Favorite Book Lists…Reprise
Did this post years ago…felt like it was worth reprising…but I should update it..maybe soon! 9/9/2007 8:20:37 PM A long time ago, I did a blog post where I listed two lists of favorite ministry and leadership books…I thought that…
Four Weeks to Healthier Relationships
A number of years ago while I was pastoring a church in NV, I got the opportunity to write a little book on relationships called “Four Weeks to Healthier Relationshipsâ€. There is a weekly overview, a daily guide, and then…
Discovering and Moving Past Elder Brother Faith
In most movies we can identify the hero. And the villain. The protagonist and antagonist are pivotal characters in a story. But I have spent the last several years pondering a Biblical story where, hard as I try, I do…
Leadership for a New Era: Lessons at 40 that I still believe in today..
Sometimes when I write something and come back to it years later, I wish I had said some things in a different way or left some things unsaid. However, this speech is one that I gave a few years back…
Why Your Church (Family, Organization) Needs Education AND Training
I am a college president. In some ways, college ruined me. In other ways, it made me better and deeper. Now, as I enter into my 5th decade of formal leadership roles, I am concerned for what I often see…