Leaders Are Obsolete: How To Change The World Without Them
I used to consider myself a strong leader. At least, that’s the compliment some others had given me. After last week, though, that perception of myself has changed; and so has my goal of being an effective leader. Continue Reading…
Friday Finds 5-11-2012
Here is my latest list of books, apps, articles or videos that I think are worthy of some attention. Please leave a comment if you know of a good resource of some sort. Continue Reading…
Foster Kids Need Fathers: Where Have All The Godly Men Gone?
It’s kind of obvious, isn’t it? I mean, does it really need saying that foster kids need fathers? The fact that these kids are in the foster system means that something is broken. Unfortunately, most of us don’t care. Continue Reading…
Summer Camp Makes Kids Tough
Many camps are perfect for sissies. The experience they offer is shallow, hollow, bland, and comfortable. At the end of each session, campers leave with little more than a nice memory. Such a waste of time. Continue Reading…
The 5 Most Important Questions To Answer About Your Ministry
Being a leader in ministry is tough. For me, it’s not that the hours are longer, the work is harder, or the pay is less. Those things are common with many jobs. Leading a ministry is tough because I believe it is hard to measure success. Continue Reading…
Leading Young Staff: 10 Ways To Inspire Them Toward The Mission
Churches, businesses, and other various non-profits are full of young staff and volunteers. The organizations that are making a huge impact are the ones that know how to inspire those staff and volunteers to help move the mission forward. However, there are many organizations where young leaders go to die. Don’t be one of those. Continue Reading…
Can You Explain The Gospel?
Followers of Jesus consider the Gospel to be the foundation for their faith. It marks a turning point in their life. Each of them can think back to a time when the Gospel all of a sudden “made sense” and they made a decision to put their faith in Christ. But if you ask many of those same Christ Followers what the Gospel is, you will get back a wide variety of answers. Continue Reading…
Do You Have A Puny Approach To Parenting?
Our intentions are often good, but horribly misaligned. We set out thinking we are doing the right thing, only to realize we had been aiming at the wrong target the entire time. Sadly, this is what many of us bring to the table as parents.
As parents, our kids are our disciples. Each day they are learning from us, whether we are consciously teaching them or not. Too often my parenting is puny in its vision. Its goal is way too easy. Its outcome is way off target. Continue Reading…
Does Your Job Affect Your Parenting?
This is a guest post from Brett Bradley, who used to be on summer staff at Pine Cove years ago. He is a great example of a man applying lessons learned earlier in life into his professional role now. If you are interested in writing a guest post for this blog, see my guest post guidlines here.
Does your job affect your parenting? It’s a question that all parents should ask on a regular basis. Not necessarily from the standpoint of providing financially or allowing for time with your kids but rather your attitude and character. The question could be asked this way. Do the skills, values, daily habits, and character qualities of your job make you more or less able to raise happy, healthy, respectful, successful children? Continue Reading…
11 Books You Might Want To Read
This year I set a goal to read 40 books. For some that might seem like a lot, but relative to some I greatly respect, it is not that many. Below are the books I have read so far this year, with a brief description of each. You might want to pick one or two of them up. Every month or two, I’ll update this list. Continue Reading…
