I bumped into this article from Forbes magazine about the Olympics and leadership lessons that can be drawn from it.  I thought it might be worth commenting on it here as we reflect on our leadership in our churches. 1. Branding: As the closing ceremonies come to an end for...

When people think about our churches does the word "new" ever come to mind?  We live in a culture that leverages "new" to draw people in . . .how does your church use "new" to point people towards Jesus? Have you ever noticed how theme parks sell themselves?  Check out this screen...

How do we bring about organizational change in the context of a world that continually changing? The way we think about change frames our understanding which in turn motivate our actions. The diagram above is one way that I think about change. The top line represents all the activities that...

Did you catch the celebrations that erupted in the early hours of today as NASA's latest Mars Rover "Curiosity" landed? I was taken aback by the sure excitement of the situation.  Here was grown adults jumping up and down . . . hugging each other . . . crying . . ....

Last week Christine, the kids and I had the über privilege of an amazing vacation.  We sailed for 8 days on the Disney Magic right out of the port of New York to the Bahamas.  This was an amazing experience on so many levels but in the middle of the trip I became...

I love my church, really.  I think it rocks in so many ways.  I love the teaching . . . I think the music rocks . . .our kids ministry team consistently impresses me . . . our teams are doing things I love. I think there might be a problem.  Any...

Watch the video above . . . in just 3 minutes it does a great job of explaining this whole "cloud computing" thing that you might have heard about. Does your church manage a server that you connect to at your office?  Is there ever a conversation about someone having...

Tis' the season for ministry transitions!  This week we're talking about dealing with ministry staff transitions.  We'll be looking at how to make the most of these points of change within your ministry. You finally were able to hire that new staff member.  You wrestled the budget to find the...

Tis' the season for ministry transitions!  This week we're talking about dealing with ministry staff transitions.  We'll be looking at how to make the most of these points of change within your ministry. So . . . you've started a new ministry role.  Maybe it's your first ministry role right...

This week I'm reflecting on some "big ideas" that struck me at the Orange Conference last week.  Join the conversation . . . I'd love you hear your thoughts on these macroscopic ideas shaping our culture as we seek to minister to families. Kara Powell spoke during one of the general sessions on Friday...