Why Character Trumps Accomplishment
A few times each week, I make an elaborate plan to sabotage myself. The assassination of my own character is often an inevitable result. I call it…
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Perspectives on Leadership from Artios Christian College
How Conflict Can be a Good Thing
Conflict is the key ingredient to every compelling story. Without it, there’s no plot. This ingredient captivates the audience’s attention. The more impossible the situation,…
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A Vision for Christian Education in the Local Church – Part 3
You see that three-year-old who can’t sit still during the sermon? The one whose daddy had to take him out of the worship gathering three…
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Recovering the Lost Art of Contemplation
Are you a contemplative leader? Do you see yourself as a leader at all? If you are a follower of Christ, you have been re-created as…
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A Vision for Christian Education in the Local Church – Part 2
Week after week, year after year, students of all ages – infant to elderly – take their seat to engage in some form of Christian…
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A Vision for Christian Education in the Local Church – Part 1
Once a year, the kids in my congregation’s Sabbath School classes are called to the front of the sanctuary. With smiles on their faces, they…
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3 Keys to Communicating Christ
Do you communicate with someone at least once a day? If so, you are a communicator. Are you a follower of Christ? If so, you are a leader. You are a…
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The Business of Worship: Why Church Administration isn’t Boring
Few things are worth packing four children under the age of 10 into a vehicle and driving 2,058 miles across the country…and then back. Amazingly, for…
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From Veggie Tales to What’s in the Bible: Following Phil Vischer’s Lead
The first time I saw Veggie Tales I was a high school sophomore in a room full of guys from around the country and…
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4 Ways Active Listening Increases Your Influence
Everyone wants a boss who is an active listener. These sorts are a rare commodity, but when you come by one you feel like you’ve…
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Why You Should Care About Theology
For years, the word “theology” made my spiritual stomach churn. It was like putting the Bible on a lab table to be dissected like a dead, formaldehyde…
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Why You Should Want to be an Effective Communicator
Do you think of yourself as a communicator? Maybe you’re an introvert who speaks as little as possible. Or maybe you’re a social butterfly who…
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