I'm profoundly saddened by what happened in El Paso and Dayton. The impact is beyond words and that fact that it happens over and over and over again breeds a level of cynicism that is dangerous to …
What is Your Leadership Frame
I went to work for a regional denominational judicatory in Houston as their Executive Director when I was 35-years-old. I had never been the senior leader of anything. Up until then, I served in …
Building Trust for Change Leadership
Every congregation, every organization is facing the option of deep change or slow death. Context matters in achieving your mission and we are living in the midst of a paradigm shift that is still …
Learning to Lead: Three Key Components
When leaders talk about learning to lead, they often start with learning information—stuff we need to know about in order to demonstrate a certain level of skill or expertise. For church leaders, that …
Growing Your Capacity as a Leader
Two stories shape how I think about leadership capacity. The first grows out of the 10 years that I served as the Executive Director of a regional denominational network of congregations in …