Mid-Summer Check In

Wow. Just wow. January 30 was when I started blogging regularly on this site. I started out because I had a simple idea I felt like I needed to share. (You can read more about that here.) Today, we are nearing the end of June, which means I have been …

Everyone Wants to Have a Voice

Very few things frustrate me more than feeling like my opinion does not matter. In fact, if I feel like someone is listening to what I have to say, I am generally okay with the outcome of a decision, even if it is not my decision. I have seen this …

Interesting Quote Origin

Have you ever had a quote that keeps popping up around you? Something that after hearing the third or fourth time you decide, “okay, I can’t ignore this anymore”? For me, in 2017, I’ve heard the following C.S. Lewis quote probably half a dozen times: Humility is not thinking less …

Get More Out of Camp, Pt 2

On Tuesday, I introduced a concept I’ve stumbled into the past few years at camp: find the gaps in the schedule. Click here for the full article. Today, I’m going to spend some time explaining how I’ve used our schedule to help grow leaders. As I mentioned in part 1, …

Learning to Communicate Expectations

Along my leadership journey, I have realized I am a thinker. I love pondering. I love dreaming up new ways to do things. I am not, however, able to efficiently communicate all that I dream up. And in that tension, I face a few problems–specifically, the inability of those around …

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