Signs You’re Failing

Courtesy of fireflythegreat/Creative Commons License There is nothing like starting out a week of middle school work camp with a blunder. You plan,...

Why You Need Another Vacation

Courtesy of Zach Klein/Creative Commons License Even after an 8 hour drive I feel refreshed. I’m back from my vacation in Maine and for the first...

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Why I Won’t Be Blogging…Again

To my readers, I’m on vacation this week and won’t return to blogging until August 6th, 2012. I thought in the meantime I would adapt a post from...

How To Keep Your Ministers Around For Years

6 days, that was the shortest amount of time I ever spent working for one employer. The job was restocking videos and working the register at the...

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The Most Expensive Game In Town: Book Review

The highlight of my short lived sports career happened in 8th grade when my town recreational soccer team did the impossible and won the...

How To Get Everyone On The Same Page

Courtesy of Stew Dean/Creative Commons License One of the hardest truths to embrace in my first few years of ministry was: “You can’t do it all on...

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How To Start Something New

Courtesy of asenat29/Creative Commons License This Sunday will close out a little 3 week experiment we’ve been testing out in the middle school...

Why You Will Scar Your Teens

Courtesy of cynthiacloskey/Creative Commons License Growing up I was a retreat junky. Basically, if there was a retreat happening at my church or a...

Why Summer Makes You Anxious

Courtesy of Ömer Ünlü/Creative Commons License Ah, summer vacation, nothing can beat it. For some of you it’s heading to the beach, other’s the lake...

Small Habits For Better Leadership

Courtesy of Joelk75/Creative Commons License When it comes to everyday chores around the house, nothing drives me more crazy than an unmade bed. This...

5 Steps To Resolving Conflict

Courtesy of daniellelorenz/Creative Commons License Is there someone who is no longer a part of your life and you don’t know why? I’ve got a few;...