leaders

War of Words: One Question to Help us Minister in Divided Communities

War of Words: One Question to Help us Minister in Divided Communities

As Christians, how we communicate (or miscommunicate) with others is a gospel issue. Our ability to hear and speak clearly affects how we teach, disciple, gather, and evangelize. It's vital!

Learning to speak the truth in love requires we know how to speak and to whom we're speaking. So I have one simple question to help.

Practicing Pastor Appreciation Year Round

Practicing Pastor Appreciation Year Round

October, or“Pastor Appreciation Month,” is a full month to tell your pastor how much you love them! To tell someone you appreciate them is to recognize their full worth, to grasp the full quality of their nature and full significance of the role they have played in your life in a particular situation, circumstance, or season. That’s pretty powerful!

But then, I started thinking about our Great Shepherd—The Ultimate Pastor. Do we take time to appreciate Him?

Pursuing Emotional Health During Crisis

Pursuing Emotional Health During Crisis

This week, we're featuring an excellent conversation from the Replant Bootcamp Podcast. Dr. James Hawkins discusses how to stay emotionally healthy during a time of crisis. With the heaviness of so many current events, we could all use Dr. Hawkins’ practical advice on how to develop and maintain our emotional health.

What to Consider Before Reopening Your Church Building

What to Consider Before Reopening Your Church Building

There are a few big questions that must be answered before your church has in-person services again. I have co-authored this statement along with other Christian leaders from across our city about the need to continue providing online-only worship services through the month of May. Several UBA churches have signed on. If you would like to add your church to it, please let me know.

Thinking for the Future

Thinking for the Future

Being a leader can be hard. Leaders have to model the way for others to follow, inspire a shared vision, challenge processes, enable others to act, and care for those they lead. Being a leader is also hard because you have to live in two times simultaneously. Leading means being present with people in the now, while also thinking further down the road.