Reminiscing About Fresh Starts
Our first residence in Alaska was supposed to be a ground level, a two-bedroom apartment within a couple of miles of the church. We soon found out that we’d be temporarily staying in a traditional Alaskan log cabin!
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How To Develop Integrity Within First-String Volunteers
Consistency may be fairly easy to obtain for our first-string players who are passionate about the ministry. However, what’s the level of consistency within their personal relationships with Christ? This type of consistency leads to a question of integrity.
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Why Your Team Needs Consistent First-String Volunteers
What makes a first string the best? Is it natural talent, or well-practice ability? Sure, these are important traits. However, in the ministry game, consistency, and integrity prove to be far more valuable. Today, we’re going to focus on consistency.
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How I Received Service Excellence In the Vision-Care Industry
Yesterday, I left you with my vacation dilemma. I had lost a contact lens after my first dive into the pool on vacation. If you have no idea what I’m referring to, click here: What I Learned About Leadership From Losing a Contact Lens. Now back to my story.
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What I Learned About Leadership From Losing a Contact Lens
Service is a key component of leadership. Good service is hard to come by these days. A good leader should be providing service excellence and therefore, training team members to follow their example. Unfortunately, there’s a temptation to be too busy (or too proud), to provide high-calibre service.
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Books | Church | Leadership
Book Review: “Church Planting Is For Wimps”
Consider this the continuation of my review on Church Planting Is For Wimps by Mike McKinley. If you haven’t already, I’d urge you to read the previous post for a full context of today’s entry. At the time of reading Pastor McKinley’s book, I resonated with a young man trying to lead a ministry that is packed with opinions, from a wide range of demographics. And having to build loads of generational bridges.
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Books | Church | Leadership | Ministry
Can Punk Rockers Become Pastors?
Church planting is something that has always interested me. I have never been a church planter, and God’s calling on my life has always leaned toward church revitalization. However, I’ve visited church plants and I’ve been involved in assisting or supporting a few of them. And they’ve always interested me.
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Family | Leadership | Ministry
Why You Should Embrace Hard Work to Achieve Your Goals
Have you ever fallen asleep at work? It was a season of life that I’ll never forget; just before and after our first son was born. Wow, that was a lot of work! My wife, Nicole, and I were living in Airdrie, Alberta, Canada. I was commuting daily into Calgary, for a full-time sales position within the hospitality industry. I was good at my job, meeting sales targets and receiving bonuses. And yet, the hours were long and hard.
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4 Key Questions To Ask: Knowing When to Stop Coaching and Get Back On the Field
When it’s time to captain the team instead of coaching it. You have a great team, and you’ve been coaching well. That’s fantastic and should be celebrated. However, let’s not forget that in any area of leadership, you’re not only on the sidelines, you’re also in the game.
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3 Reasons Why Coaches Make Great Leaders
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post focusing on why coaches make great pastors. After a great conversation with a friend about the post, I realized that this topic doesn’t just pastors. So, let’s reframe this conversation around all leaders.
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How God Can Turn Adversity Into An Alliance
My heart sank. As I worked my way around the camp, I surveyed the damages. After reporting the incident to the police, I notified a few of our board members. As I initially explained what had happened to our newly elected Treasurer, he gave me these encouraging words. “God is good and He will work good out of this somehow.”
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The Benefits of Finding a Canadian Friend In America
While living in Alaska, as a Canadian, I often felt culturally alone. Though struggling, I continued with my calling, trying to depend on God to comfort me in times of loneliness. Thankfully, He placed a Canadian friend into my life, whose home would become my Canadian oasis.
