by admin | Feb 12, 2018 | Leadership, Success
The great temptation of power is control, and the great consequence of control is lack of relationship. The reason that intimacy is so difficult in ministry is you’re not in control—you’re in relationship. You have to enter a person’s life and they have to enter...
by admin | Feb 5, 2018 | Social Media
Everyone knows that social media has impacted how we talk to people, find old friends and share information about our life. But nowhere have I seen it have a bigger impact on a single process than in the job search. Gone are the days of printing up a bunch of resumes...
by admin | Nov 11, 2017 | Leadership
Well, the easy answer would be to say that my position was eliminated (i.e. I was laid off), and I never looked back. But the reality is, I stayed around corporate IT for a few years after that. It wasn’t until a year or two later that I began getting more...
by admin | Aug 23, 2017 | Leadership
The Scout Law A Scout Is: Trustworthy Loyal Helpful Friendly Courteous Kind Obedient Cheerful Thrifty Brave Clean Reverent Several years ago I asked my scouts which one of these words is most important. Hands flew up, “Reverent!” several shouted. I told...
by admin | Jul 13, 2017 | Leadership
“What makes the temptation of power so seemingly irresistible? Maybe it is that power offers an easy substitute for the hard task of love. It seems easier to be God, than to love God, easier to control people than to love people, easier to own life than to love life.”...