Tag: church

  • Best of 2013 #1: Surviving in an Anti-God Society

    Best of 2013 #1: Surviving in an Anti-God Society

    As 2013 winds down, I will be re-posting the top three original blog entries of this year. Included in the repost will be some fresh comments detailing why I believe these were so popular. The third most popular post was: Do You Hate Your Life (at least parts of it) The second most popular was:…

  • Best of 2013 #2: Eight Traits of Grace Filled Leadership

    Best of 2013 #2: Eight Traits of Grace Filled Leadership

    As 2013 winds down, I will be re-posting the top three original blog entries of this year. Included in the repost will be some fresh comments detailing why I believe these were so popular. The third most popular post was: Do You Hate Your Life (at least parts of it). The second most popular post…

  • Best of 2013 #3: Do You Hate Your Life? (at least parts of it)

    Best of 2013 #3: Do You Hate Your Life? (at least parts of it)

    As 2013 winds down, I will be re-posting the top three original blog entries of this year. Included in the repost will be some fresh comments detailing why I believe these were so popular. The third most popular post appears below in its entirety, followed by my updated thoughts. Thanks for making 2013 a great…

  • Maintaining Core Values in your Team

    Maintaining Core Values in your Team

    Recently I saw a drift among the younger members of my team regarding our vision and core values. I polled them on our vision, and while capturing parts of it, no one had several key words or concepts. This is my fault as a leader. As we built our team, it was upon a collection…

  • Passing the Torch of Succession

    Passing the Torch of Succession

    Missionaries are good at many things. We are adaptable, we are frugal, and we often carry a global perspective. In my experience, one area we are weak in is in planning for the future. Our strength lies in our ability to respond and change, but at times this keeps our focus on the here and…