Tag: leadership
Shift
My first car was a 1985 Toyota Supra. It was a graduation gift from my parents and my grandparents. I was overwhelmed to receive this “prize” from my family. It was used with 68,000 miles on it (which I would more than double when I owned it), and it was more than anything I could… Read More ›
Obsession
Ob-ses-sion (noun): : a state in which someone thinks about someone or something constantly or frequently especially in a way that is not normal : someone or something that a person thinks about constantly or frequently Obsession can be a minister’s greatest strength. In fact, it’s our “not normal” preoccupation with those that are far… Read More ›
Brain overload!
After meeting with some good friends at Journey Church in Chattanooga, I’m having a hard time processing all the things going through my head. My thoughts are scattered like I spilled M&Ms in the car – they are all over the place, in every crevice of my mind, and some will probably not be discovered… Read More ›
Zoinks! When Fear Makes Us Stupid.
I grew up watching reruns of Scooby Doo. Yes, I even remember the crossover episodes with Jerry Reed and Batman and Robin. I get nauseated just recalling the dialogue and plot twists. “It’s Old Man Withers!” It should have been called Cheesy-Doo, but that probably more accurately represents something I found in back of the… Read More ›
A Plea to Ministry Leaders
First off, we want to say we love you. Your vision. Your dreams. They have helped shape the world in some small way. Or maybe in a big way. You have made a difference. Your teaching. Your preaching. Your writing. Your hard work. So thank you for your obedience and your heart. Keep chasing after… Read More ›
Vs.
The first rule of Fight Club? You don’t talk about fight club. But I’m going to talk about it. I have to. I want to talk about the way a mother told her daughter not to talk to my daughter because of the church our family attended. I want to talk about the way pastors… Read More ›
Exposing the Secrets – Confessions of a Person Called to Ministry
There’s a song that I hate. No… that I loathe. It’s R.E.M.s “Shiny Happy People.” Every time I hear those nasally-sounding lyrics sung, I want to gouge my ears out with a ice pick (do I even own an ice pick? Well, a BBQ skewer will make a nice alternative). It’s not that I hate R.E.M…. Read More ›
unORDINARY 