Early yesterday morning my junior high daughter realized her band audition video was due by midnight last night instead of Friday, as she thought. So she spent the day practicing her pieces. And I mean the day. Every time I came home, she was playing, trying to figure it out. …
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Increasing Awareness
I’ve enjoyed getting to work with a new group of student leaders over the past couple of months, and I’ve been sharing my thoughts as I go along. Last week I mentioned missing having a shared language (not in those words, but that’s the idea). So, I’ve slowly been trying …
Baby Steps
I’m a terrible parent. There, I’ve said it. I’ve felt this way for a while, but it feels nice to be able to say it. When our first child was still an infant, I distinctly remember a conversation with my wife. As our daughter was learning to take her first …
Is This the Worst Student Leadership Mistake?
What do you do when you have a student who shows great leadership potential? Over the course of my ministry experience I’ve had a few students who seem to be a step ahead of their peers when it comes to reading and understanding a room. They have an intuition about …
Flashback Friday #4
I have a post it note on my computer monitor in my office that says: Not having THAT conversation is selfish. I wrestle with this constantly. I dread difficult conversations. That’s why today’s flashback is a reminder for me as much as for you to not hide from hard conversations. …