See It Before You See It
If you can’t define the problem, you don’t have one yet. If you can’t imagine the potential for a solution, you may not be able to lead the way. If you can’t ask good diagnostic...
Category: Learning Curve
Flashback Friday: Why We Need Passion Week
Every Friday I dig into the archives and dust off an old post. If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you! Christians are funny creatures. We embrace tradition and eschew tradition. We point to...
A Lot of People
According to the polls, a lot of people like Donald Trump. You’ve heard of him, right? Real estate mogul. Reality TV star. Hair icon. Trump’s rise in popularity has single-handedly managed to bewilder the free...
Flashback Friday: Do For One
Every Friday I dig into the archives and dust off an old post. If you haven’t read it, it’s new to you! Last night in our super-awesome small group, we were going through part...
Announcing the Connections Workshop: Guest Services
UPDATE (March 15): the April 22 event is now at capacity, but we’ve added another event on June 17. Sign up for email updates, or keep an eye on the blog / Twitter for the...
Beware the Emotional Postmortem
We’re just coming out of a two day conference our church hosted for almost 200 pastors. That conference was immediately followed by an all-church event that brought a couple thousand people together to talk about...
Don’t Waste Your Guinea Pig
In 1940, an Australian pathologist named Howard Florey conducted a clinical trial to examine the effect of penicillin on mice. He injected eight mice with deadly bacteria, and followed up with a penicillin treatment on...
Let it Breathe
At my core, I naturally drift to being a micromanager. I like to know that systems systematize and structures keep their structure. While systems and structures aren’t inherently evil, I recognize the dangers of holding...
Explain the Why
You’ve undoubtedly heard the story of the husband and the ham. It’s a must-do illustration for all pastors. So much so, that all Southern Baptist seminaries require graduates to sign a contract stipulating that they...
Rewind: It’s Your Move
I’m enjoying some long-awaited downtime with my family this week. The following post originally appeared on May 3, 2010. Sunday was a day of interesting conversations. (The following have been dramatically enhanced to protect the...
