Last night at church we read Colossians 4:2 – “Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.” Then, I asked what the people in the room were devoted to. The answers, naturally, were varied. I had put a qualifier on the question that I didn’t want church answers, that I …
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Avoid Getting Distracted
I love grilling. Over the past six years, especially, I have started to experiment more and more with recipes, rubs, and types of meat. It has been a wonderful journey. Last night, unfortunately, I was reminded of something: I am not an expert, and I cannot multi-task very well. We …
Communicating Expectations
You know, for someone who has written 150+ blog posts about leadership, you might think I would learn some of my own stuff along the way. Last week we took a trip, and one of the biggest tensions on the trip was the realization that I had not clearly communicated …
Have Difficult Conversations
This past weekend I was reminded of a principle I blogged about early on. (Click here if you want to read my original post on this topic.) As leaders we all have to make unpopular decisions. We know they’re unpopular when we make them, so the result is the temptation …
My Calling is Not Your Calling
I still remember where we were as my pastor and I talked about the difference between us as ministers and people in the church. It was not us bashing church members, but wrestling with the reality that we are more committed to the ministry of the church than most people, …