Category: Leadership

  • March 26, 2025
    Having led people for more than four decades, I have learned some things that I wish I had known earlier…
  • February 26, 2025
    I once heard two deacons at the First Assembly of God church argue about which one knew the most about…
  • January 26, 2025
    In our neighborhood, the new year begins with exciting celebrations featuring explosions and fireworks and sometimes loud gatherings.  But after…
  • December 23, 2024
    As we start the new year, many will ask, where did the time go? What happened to this past year?…
  • December 16, 2024
    Recently, that renowned theologian from mythical Lake Wobegon, caught my attention.  Garrison Keillor muses  “If you can’t go to church…
  • November 25, 2024
    From the year of my birth came the creation of a popular song by Johnny Mercer.  It was taken from…
  • October 28, 2024
    Did you know that people naturally tend to be more generous at certain times of the year? American culture tends…
  • September 25, 2024
    Any number of things might contribute to a successful ministry, but obviously focus, vision and a sense of purpose would…
  • August 28, 2024
    “Come to me, all you who are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my…
  • August 26, 2024
    When I was growing up some preachers, especially visiting evangelists, had a barnstorming style…they pounded the pulpit while railing against…