Teaching student leaders to answer the 3 questions has been quite a journey. I knew up front I would learn from the process, but never guessed the breadth and depth of what I would stumble across. One learning, perhaps the most significant to date, is the difficulty of the first …
wes The Undercurrent, Part 2
On Tuesday, I finished my post about the Undercurrent of the 3 Questions with this statement: The goal of leadership is to make the world a better place because of our having been in it. Today, I’d like to explore this idea a little more. I serve as a youth …
Books that Altered My Path
I have recently experienced a renewed interest in reading. Now, I am not reading through an inordinate number of books, but I am trying to stretch my mind by reading. But today I thought I would share one of the books that has had the largest and most enduring impact …
Incoherent Ramblings
I’ve never actually spent any time explaining my categories, so let’s change that. One of my favorite categories developed last year as I had an intern. As we began the process, I wanted to make sure I was not just assigning her some work to do, but instead was taking …
3 Fundraising Tips
I am a full time youth pastor. So much of the leadership lessons I learn come from real life experiences. I aim for my content to apply to a broad range, but today I am going to take a slightly different approach and narrow my audience. Over the last 15 …