Jun 17, 2011 | General, Leading the Church, Methodism
For some of you, this is about the fourth time in two weeks that you’ve heard me talking about making disciples. I mentioned in Sunday’s sermon that I wasn’t doing my job if you weren’t sick of hearing me talking about the subject of...
Mar 3, 2011 | General, Leading the Church, Pop Culture, US Politics
I am appalled that our nation’s highest court recently decided in favor of one of the most rampant examples of hatred and vitriolic speech in the history of our republic. The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a grieving father’s pain over mocking protests...
Nov 3, 2010 | General, Leading the Church, Pop Culture, US Politics
John Wesley was the founder of Methodism — some would say, “unintentional founder,” but that matters little to the present topic. As one of the the great minds and leading theologians of his day, Wesley offers a sense of moderation that is lost on...
Aug 6, 2010 | Leading the Church, Pop Culture
Why lead if you’re only cloning what someone else is doing? There’s no sense in leading to maintain. What you are doing better get you out of bed in the middle of the night, making you ask, “What am I going to do about all that?” Make sure the lamp is not out at your...
Aug 6, 2010 | General, Leading the Church, Pop Culture
Four big words: Authentictity, Candor, Differentiation, Energy. Authenticity means being comfortable in your own shoes. People see through a phony. They can count on the truth. Hiring filter. Energy or energize – you have to excite folks. You have to get them excited...
Aug 6, 2010 | Leading the Church, Methodism, Pop Culture, US Politics
Biological drives are part of what it is to be human. Hungry? Eat. Thirsty? Drink. Desire for intimacy or to recreate? Have sex. We’re more than a collection of biological drives. Secondary drives include reward and punishment drives. When you want folks to do things,...
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