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Recently there have been some situations in our household where we have had to employ the advice and services of others. Nothing serious, but contacts and encounters with lawyers, service people for various things around the house, for the cars, plus

The world is in Chaos. Just mention Las Vegas, North Korea, terrorism, and the mood gets quiet. Soon after the quiet sadness, the air is filled with disgust, disagreements as to what is wrong and what should be done and

There is a lot of need out there. The words Harvey, Irma, Maria, earthquake all invoke thoughts of tens of thousands of people who are hurting, homeless, without electricity or worse. There are countless stories of how the church has

As fall is just around the corner, there are a number of things that are coming into focus for those who lead churches: fall programing. There is Sunday School that may need to start up in late August or Early

There’s a leadership virus going on in churches. It spreads some damagingly false information about what leadership is and what leadership does. The powerful pathogen goes like this: I’m afraid of coming across as demanding or controlling. What does this

“Of course! I know what I’m doing! I’m doing everything I should be doing. In fact I’m doing far more than I should be doing! I wish I could do more.” What do you see happening around you? “If I’m

…you talk too much. Then when you do talk you don’t speak honestly and directly about what’s going on, where you want to go and how you hope to get there. The truth is that many leaders talk too much.

If…you are doing it alone. In other words, if you are calling all the shots and making all the important decisions yourself and if you do not involve others in the process of making those decisions. If that is you, then