Have you ever seen Napoleon Dynamite? Unfortunately, the story that follows may make me seem a lot like Napoleon, and the comparison is very likely true. In high school, I was in FFA. As part of my FFA experience, I joined the Dairy Products judging team. Our contests did not …
Don’t Be Surprised
I think we all pick up leadership lessons to which we continually return. You learned something along your leadership journey, then forget what you learned, then are reminded of the validity of the lesson. Recently, I found myself returning to a simple principle I learned a few years ago: don’t …
Check It Out: Digital Reading and Student Comprehension
Today I thought we would shift gears a little bit and link to an article from Tim Elmore. Yesterday I got in an online discussion about reading physical books vs. ebooks. I tend to carry a Kindle and a physical book at all times in my backpack, although I like …
6 Tips to Implement the 3 Questions
Let’s zoom in on local church ministry today. How can you use the 3 questions to help develop student leaders? (Not sure what the 3 Questions are? Click here to read more.) Teach them to ask the 3 questions. Make the 3 questions part of your language. Repeat each question …
You Can Make a Difference
In group settings, I usually tend to be a listener first. I remember taking a senior level class in college with about 12 people. Somewhere around 7 weeks into the class I was talking in the hallway with someone else in the class and mentioned a concept we talked about. …