Partnership Strategy
Partnerships are important! So said the Teacher in the book of Ecclesiastes: "Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work. If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the person who falls and has no one to help him up.... A cord of three strands is not quickly broken." ...
Leadership is all about empowering people. Effective leaders move people from where they are to where God would have them be, in life and in ministry. Moving people from "I can't do this" to "I can do this". You might to check out what I had to say about 'Empower' is my recent article. One of the best ways to hel...
In my study I have small brass bugle draped with a towel. For years this has been a symbol to me of my role as a leader in the church. On the one hand, the bugle reminds me that an important part of my role as a leader is to call people to action. Paul wrote to the church in Corinth, "if the trumpet does not sound a clear call, wh...
If you want to see growth you need to do some pruning! You know that if you have ever worked in a garden. You might have some roses, some perennials, or some fruit trees. If you want to see more flowers and fruit you need to get out your pruning shears. In our backyard we have several fruit trees, including bananas, le...
"Get up and pray" were Jesus' words to his followers just prior to his death on the cross (see Luke 22:39-46). Earlier that night he had urged his disciples to pray. But while Jesus earnestly prayed to our Father in heaven, even to the point that his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground, he found his disciples fast ...
The power of an example cannot be understated. All of us have been influenced in life by others. If I were ask you to think about those people who have influenced your life, undoubtedly some names would crop up in your mind. As a believer it might be the powerful life of some pastor, a youth worker, a friend, or ...
Today we live in a global village. Because of the internet, mobile phones, (pre-COVID) international travel, and the speed of how fast news spreads around the world, the distances between nations is shrinking. With the increasing ease of doing business internationally, Western countries are becoming multi-cultural. At ...
Growth is an essential part of what it means to be human, to be created in the image of God. The Bible records the blessing that God pronounced on humanity at creation. God said, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth...." (Genesis 1:28) As a parent and grandparent I can testify to this blessing in l...
