Pace Entitled to His Belief

Mar 14, 2007 | General, Leading the Church, Methodism, US Politics

  Yesterday, a gay advocacy group Tuesday demanded an apology from the Pentagon’s top general for calling homosexuality immoral. I can understand their consternation. General Pace was out of line when he shared his personal opinion in a setting where he was...

Coachability

Mar 13, 2007 | General, Leading the Church, Methodism

   In keeping with my recent basketball theme, I happened to notice a quote from Phil Jackson of the LA Lakers. It seems that there has been some talk of bringing back Michael Jordan or (more likely) Scottie Pippen. Big news, right? Well, maybe on the sports page....

Division and Multiplication

Nov 15, 2006 | General, Leading the Church, Methodism, US Politics

For the past few years, elections in our country has been as close to a dead heat as possible. In some cases, the votes have been too close to count, as in the 2002 Presidential election. The recent elections have demonstrated that the growing polarity in our country...

Followership

Jun 4, 2006 | Leading the Church, Methodism

There’s an article at changingminds.org that makes a great case for Followership. What’s that? Its the reasoning in the minds of individuals within a group that cause them to invest in another person’s leadership. One particular set of ideas caught...

Beyond Your Castle

Mar 31, 2006 | Leading the Church, Methodism

I’m awake early today. 5:30 am is a time in my life that is reserved normally for fishing trips, early departures for long journeys, and medical emergencies. Today is a little different. I’ve had one of those dreams that wakes you up. We’ve all had them. But...

Preparing for Seminars

Mar 16, 2006 | Announcements, Leading the Church, Methodism

There are several seminars on the way that I am absolutely stoked to be a part of: Men Hooked on Christ (see the calendar entry and brochures in the document section) and the Small Church Summit (both sessions, again, look them up on this site for more information)....