1. The Wall Street Journal ran a story on a small study done on Facebook and marriages. And when I say marriages, I mean marriages that fail. The story was instantly adopted by several Christian leaders who I respect as the prime example why we must be careful when engaging in online media. While I [...]

Not long ago I was playing a round of golf with my dad, who has been a pastor my entire life. Somehow, in a weird set of a circumstances, God called me to the same life of a minister, despite my strong desire to avoid such a thing happening all of my growing up years. [...]

Research and analysis done by many psychologists shows that humans get an itch for significant change every 7 to 10 years. Some believe part is this is related to how our cells regenerate every 7 years. We change half of our main friendships every 7 years. Obviously all this is a bit subjective, but based [...]

I recently read Spiritual Leadership by J. Oswald Sanders as I studied for a paper I wrote in seminary. I always struggle with this idea of leadership in the church. I fundamentally believe all Christians are leaders in some way. Every Christian has influence over at least one other person and therefore, even if it [...]

1. Tom Lin spoke at a conference in Austin, TX last week where he focused on church leadership within the American church but went in a totally different and refreshing direction than I’m used to hearing. By focusing on how the American church makes leadership sexy without teaching the importance of suffering, I believe Tom [...]

Recently one of my bosses was asked to speak at my church’s elder meeting on his vision for the ministry he helps lead. I’ve been at my church 4 years now and I think he’s been asked to do something similar at least four other times. Between elder roles which change every 1 to 3 [...]