Full disclosure here. Ever since the COVID-19 crisis has been brewing, I have been praying not just to flatten the curve but for the Strong Name of Jesus to #breakthecurve. I believe the curve and the coronavirus will be defeated and that this is the Church and Christian ministries finest hour. And, that also has…
Holy Week that first century must have seemed like just another week under Roman occupation. Yet another insurrectionist had been tried and crucified at Roman hands; this one at the urging of the Jewish religious leaders. Everything, even in the midst of pain and loss, must have seemed normal. Even the body laying in the…
Previous articles have examined structural and general leadership barriers to church growth. In this article, we want to examine some specific barriers for church growth at different sizes. Carl George & Warren Bird wrote the classic book on this topic, How to Break Growth Barriers (Baker House, 1993) and much of the material below is…
I wrote this article several years ago when I was pastoring a church plant in NV that was a miracle experience: Lasting life change is what spiritual leadership is all about. Pastors and Christian business people often want to be involved in life change and yet feel frustrated at knowing how to establish a church…
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 who wonder what happened”. In a world as fast changing as ours, it is…
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 idea of transformational leadership is limited to the church. I understand that frame of reference. …
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 in my mind as I think about transformational leadership for our troubled times. Tension threatens…
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 Trump not only won the election, shocked the political class and destabilized the mainstream media,…
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 in you and that your joy may be complete.†(John 15:11) God is not a…
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 list might be helpful to reprise here for your potential use with your leadership teams:…