Leadership, Communication, Ministry Health, Spiritual Health & YM Systems and Structures
No one, especially my pastor, likes to be caught off guard. Surprises allow emotions to take over and it causes the situation to grow complex. When...
If you need to meet with me make it worth my time. I’m a meeting snob, because I have little margin and do not want it compromised. I want to…
I usually do not pick up my phone on Friday nights, but this time was different. It was a coworker explaining to me that there was a teen in crisis…
“Ohio?” I could sense the frustration coming from the parent. She didn’t want her kid to go, but as I explained the retreat was a requirement for...
Confrontation seems to always rear it’s ugly when you least expect it. Whether it’s in an email or done face to face it can put you in an awkward...
There I was on top of a telephone pole, sweating profusely trying to ignore the chants of “Jump, jump, jump.” from my classmates. Our high school had...
For the first three years of ministry I felt that there were certain people out there trying to sabotage me. Sounds ridiculous; however, there were...
Almost burned the house down the other day. It wasn’t like I was playing with matches, in fact, I was trying to cook a nice meal. Unfortunately, I...
