The church where I serve has been without a pastor since January, and I have had the privilege of serving alongside an incredibly wise, discerning, and experienced interim pastor over the past four months. As that time has drawn to an end and we have a new pastor coming in …
wes Take Time to Say Thank You
How are you on a scale of 1 to 10 on showing gratitude to others? Go ahead, give yourself a number. 1 would be “why would I be grateful to those losers” and 10 would be “I’m so grateful, I’ve built a Hall of Fame for other people to show …
Check It Out: Having a Personal Development Plan
Today’s “Check It Out” is an early post dealing with your own personal development and how to help make sure you grow as a leader. Click here to read it. Here’s a glimpse: Look at a calendar, and look back over the last six months. What steps have you taken …
Clean Your Lenses
Have you ever noticed that experts in a certain field seem to see things differently than you? Sometimes, it’s not even experts. Hunters have a language that is all their own, as do mechanics, policemen, teachers, musicians, and every other interest, hobby, occupation, career, or calling. Just the other day …
Mind the Gap
If you looked at my resume, you would likely notice something strange: in the last 14 years, there’s a gap of about 4 months where I was not on staff at a church either part-time or full-time. I really believe there are some places that if I were to send …