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March 27, 2023
NO PAIN, NO GAIN?

Marathoners often describe hitting the wall as they run. It’s a stretch of time when everything in their body hurts and everything in their mind screams, “Stop!” They press through, and the pain lifts. But is “no pain, no gain” a good mantra for Christian leaders? It was an intense season at our ministry—a huge […]

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March 20, 2023
WHAT'S WRONG WHEN WORSHIP SEEMS LONG?

As Christian leaders, we believe our hearts are postured toward the Lord. We’re eager to engage with our teams in worship and in the Word. Or are we? We made a recent board decision to rotate leadership for our engagement with God at board meetings. We want each board member to share in leading this […]

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February 6, 2023
DISTRACTION OR DIRECTION?

As leaders, we want to be directed by the Lord and not distracted by the enemy. But when the pressure’s on, it can be hard to tell the difference. Let’s learn how. Recently, I became increasingly uneasy regarding two different ministry situations. Initially, I wasn’t sure if the enemy was just piling on, wanting to […]

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January 30, 2023
HAVE YOU CAUGHT YOUR BREATH LATELY?

There’s a tender phrase in The Message version of Psalm 23 that we leaders need to hear. It says, “You let me catch my breath.” I can just picture Jesus seeing how hard we’ve been working, and saying, “Slow down. Take a break. Rest for a while.” We’re in an unusually full stretch of months […]

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November 28, 2022
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION

We’re familiar with this slogan regarding real estate, but let’s apply it to our spiritual lives. Specifically, the physical location where we regularly spend time with our heavenly Father. In any season—whether literal or figurative—let’s pay attention to where He wants to meet with us. Our staff recently enjoyed a paid personal day with God […]

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June 27, 2022
CREATIVE MEDITATION

The thing about meditation is it takes so much time. And the thing about leaders is they’re prone to feel short on time – and consequently a bit ragged. But creative meditation is an easy, fun way to let God’s truths slowly mend your frayed soul. Last week I ventured into Ephesians and decided to […]

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June 13, 2022
ROOM IN YOUR INN?

If your organization is like most, December is jammed with projects to complete and people to meet. Much like the inn in Bethlehem, your schedule is filled to capacity. So the question is, is there room in your day-to-day operations for a God-interruption? Recently, our leadership team sat down for its final budget meeting. There […]

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April 25, 2022
LIGHTEN UP

Got any back pain these days? How about tightness in your neck or shoulders? Sure, we’re leaning into our computer screens every day, but are we also shouldering responsibilities on our own? Two good friends – both ministry leaders – said the exact same thing to me recently: “I just need two solid weeks where […]

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