I’m in the process of teaching my daughter to give up something when she gets something new. It is an interesting process and one that requires patience from me and my wife. Forcing her to …

Ministry leadership requires patience. Lots of it. Here are some reminders that have helped me through the more difficult times of being a ministry leader.
Patience as a ministry leader means:

settling for something less than the …

A friend of mine recently graduated from college with a teaching degree. He has been struggling to find a job in a state with a high demand for teachers. Another friend who graduated some years …

Three of the four gospels talk about tax collectors – those responsible for collecting taxes for Rome, often pocketing the leftover for themselves. They were often spoken about in the same breath as sinners and …

What are your ministry keywords – the words that describe your ministry? These are the words that come to your mind when you think about your volunteer team and what they do.
I was looking …

I want to revisit a story that I’ve mentioned here before, as many of you are new readers and may not have read about it previously. It is a great lesson about time:
A few weeks …

Time is the most valuable thing that you have – you can’t make more of it and it keeps moving even when you are not. What people don’t realize is that time constraints can be …

This weekend, I was reminded of a great quote:

To know the value of ten years:
Ask a newly Divorced couple.
To know the value of four years:
Ask a graduate.
To know the value of one year:
Ask a student …

I’ve seen too many business leaders try to run church ministries like they run their business. The problem with most business leaders is that they focus on the tasks and milestones in front of them …

In the last post, I asked a question: “How would you do things differently if the team that is serving you this Sunday might not be around the following weekend?” I asked you to put …