Equipping Leaders To Multiply
Let me ask you a question. What do you think of when you think of the disciple Peter? He tried to walk on water and sank Jesus asked him to pray for a few hours and he fell asleep He rebuked Jesus for talking about dying and Jesus told him, “Get behind me Satan” He wasn’t going to let Jesus wash his feet and Jesus said, “Whoa you don’t understand!” He impulsively chopped the ear…Continue Reading
Cindy and I were in Palm Springs CA last week so I could speak at the Missionary Church Western District Annual Conference. After the conference we took a couple of extra days to relax and enjoy the sites. As we were hiking through the mountains we hit a spot that reminded me of the story of Jehu in 2 Kings 9-10. So having my trusty Flip video camera with me I shot a little leadership moment video. Jehu always reminds me…Continue Reading
Just months after the September 11 attack on US soil Pat Tillman, safety for the Arizona Cardinals, turned down a 3.5 million dollar contract in order to join the US Army and defend his country . While serving on patrol in Afghanistan on April 22, 2004, Tillman was killed in a friendly fire incident. Friendly fire is a strange term isn’t it? It means to fire inadvertently on someone on your own squad. It isn’t…Continue Reading
One of my most embarrassing moments in college came when I was cruising slowly past the schools crowded plaza with my window rolled down, arm casually hanging out, radio playing just loud enough to send the message that I was cool, when suddenly I ran out of gas. There were loud bursts of laughter as traffic was totally blocked and a couple of the guys came down and pretended to hand crank my car before they finally mercifully pushed me out…Continue Reading
Do you ever find it difficult to get out of bed, put on your leadership hat and face another day at the office? All of us have had those days where we find ourselves unable to focus, lead with passion or steward the vision because we’re emotionally drained. Until we identify the source of our problem we’re unable to deal with it correctly. But if you’re like most leaders, you tend to ignore the symptoms and push through these…Continue Reading