I came across a quiz the other day that tested if you could identify if a quote was from Kanye West or Jean Ralphio Saperstein from Parks and Recreation. I only got six correct. How well can you identify narcissistic individuals? And what does that have to do...
It is easy to talk about leadership development, but developing disciple-making leaders is a far greater challenge. It requires us to address the challenges to building a leadership pipeline in your church. Any time you try to intentionally develop leaders, you will...
When we use the term leadership pipeline, we need to define exactly what we mean if we value clarity. Otherwise, we may assume that we know and agree on what we’re talking about when we don’t. What is a leadership pipeline? A leadership pipeline is another...
If you’ve spent any time on social media, watching TV, reading newspapers, or even listening to family and friends try to tell you something “factual,” you’ve likely noticed that there are communication problems out in the world. Unfortunately,...
Everywhere I go, I ask people when they came to faith and nearly everybody says before the age of 20. In fact, the research reinforces this anecdotal experience. In one study, it was found that 85% of Christians in America came to faith between the ages of four and...