How to Prepare for the Millennial Take-Over
Millennials will be the majority by 2029. Here’s what every leader needs to know about leading millennials in the church and workplace.
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Outreach and Evangelism In a Secular City
How do you do church outreach in a secular city? Jeremy Norton shares lessons from Whitehorse, possibly North America’s least religious city.
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Family | Leadership | Ministry
What Does a Sabbatical Look Like?
This Friday will be the final day of my sabbatical. In this longer-than-usual post, I will try my best to unpack what the past three months looked like and felt like. This post will be insightful for both (1) those who wondered what I was up to for 3 months, and (2) those who are considering a sabbatical in the future.
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What Every Leader Experienced Over the Past Two Years
What have you had to endure throughout the pandemic? How might you be hurting or suffering as we hit the 2-year mark? What wounds might you be carrying?
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What Happened To Pastors During the Pandemic?
What has your pastor and church staff had to endure throughout the pandemic? How might they be hurting or suffering as we hit the 2-year mark? What wounds might they be carrying?
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Church | Leadership | Ministry
How Gospel-Centred Vision Can Save a Dying Church
Most churches are planted with the Gospel in focus. The church where I pastor has a rich Gospel history, beginning back in 1946. Our founding pastor, Rev. H. Lee, was on his way to Alaska, when God called him to stop in the Yukon, eventually planting the first evangelical church in Whitehorse. As time moved…
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Learning About Character from Biblical Leaders
Looking at the lives of Moses, David and Jesus. This week, my mentor and I discussed character. The Oxford Dictionary defines character as “the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual.” Therefore, character is neither positive or negative. Someone can have great character or poor character, all depending on the choices they make and…
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3 Reasons Why Christian Leadership Is Biblical Leadership
The Bible is an excellent leadership textbook! As I continue to work through my leadership course, one of the assignments was to write a personal Theology of Leadership. A key component of that assignment was to explain what Christian Leadership is. As I discussed with my mentor this week, and as you may have guessed…
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Why Healthy Pastors Are Sometimes Absent Pastors
It’s not just about vacation. This past week, I sat down with my mentor again. I’m meeting with him every week for 8 weeks as part of a leadership course I’m completing. On this occasion, we focused on something called, “Rule of Life” and where pastoral absences fit into Rule of Life. What’s Rule of Life?…
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How to Find Focus Through a Personal Mission Statement
We start our day with ambition, thinking about all the tasks we’re going to accomplish. Then all of sudden, it’s 5:00 PM, and we wonder if we did anything significant at all?
This is where a Personal Mission Statement can bring focus to our fast-paced, over-crowded careers.
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3 Skills That All Great Leaders Possess
Great leaders are willing to develop leaders. There are a number of skills that one must possess in order to thrive as a leader. But leadership is only sustainable in the long-term through the development of new leaders. Any great leader will tell you that they are not the be all and end all. The…
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How to Grow the Church Without Changing
It’s Pretty Much Impossible. There’s no doubt the majority of churches have a desire for growth. And as new attendees walk through the door, they’re excited to have them! But when they walk out the door, never to return, eventually someone’s going to ask, “Why?” That ‘why’ always leads to a conversation about change. Which…
