Apprentice 2 Jesus

Leadership

  • The example of leadership

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  • The Voices in My Head

    I spent the weekend at a ministry conference and have figured out a couple of things. 1. Sometimes putting your name in a drawing has dividends. For me, it’s fun to put my name in when they give away something. Logos Software was giving away a MacBook Pro. (As a side note, my church gifted… Read more

  • Temptations in Leadership

    Michael Hyatt has a couple of great posts regarding leadership. The first post is on the four temptations a leaders faces. The final one stood out to me: The temptation of popularity. We live in a world that places a high value on fame and “personal branding.” We seem to have a list for everything,… Read more

  • Sacred

    In August of 2010 I took a month-long sabbatical. During my times of prayer the Lord renewed my call as pastor. There was also a direction to seek out my former pastor from college and ask him to intentionally step in as my spiritual father/mentor. In that process was also a direction from the Spirit… Read more

  • Two Great Pastoral Models

    There are more and I want to develop that thought, but two great models of pastoral ministry influencing my thinking right now: Tim Keller (below left) and Eugene Peterson (below right). I am starting to learn more about Keller. Peterson I have admired for so long and LOVE his books. Keller is becoming a model… Read more

  • The Call

    Last night my wife and I attended the ordination service of our District Council. Our worship pastor was receiving her license to preach. With our district having a denominational college, we have quite a few who receive their license to preach every year, although that numbers seems to get smaller every year as the college… Read more

  • Hard Work and Determination

    I am reading a book with my church staff about the “Me Generation.”  It is a study, with some very funny sharp opinions, about our current generation. There are some very admirable things about this current generation. One thing I was admittedly surprised about was they seem to have high goals. The downside is they… Read more

  • The Systems Are in Place…

    Over the past few months I have been preaching on the Holy Spirit. One of the key areas of Spirit-filled life I’ve examined is Acts 2:42. The Early Church had a “system” to catch what the Spirit was doing in their lives. 1. The apostles’ teaching 2. Fellowship 3. The breaking of bread (which I… Read more

  • 09/09/09

    I had to get that in somewhere! Spirit Led Leadership This weekend I am leading a retreat and we are reflecting on Spirit-led leadership. I love learning from Moses, so I jotted down some of these thoughts about the leadership traits of Moses: 1. Hearing God He heard God from the burning bush. He kept… Read more

  • Good to Great in God’s Eyes

    Chip Ingram has a book out called Good to Great in God’s Eyes. I am using as a staff book for my church. While the first chapter is a bit more simplistic than I had hoped, there are some great thoughts. One of the key areas to greatness in the Kingdom of God is to… Read more