Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 (NIV) reminds us, “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens … a time to plant and a time to uproot.” I remember being 24 and feeling a desire to relocate to a new area. I applied for three jobs in a month. I had three…

One of the perks to staff meetings at a church vs. in the corporate world is leadership training is rooted in Biblical principles. This past week our Executive Pastor asked us to read Philippians 2:1-4 and pull out which one part defines you as a team player. “Therefore if you have any encouragement from being…

“Fine is not a feeling.” When I teach “Resiliency Awareness Training” to groups, the response to this statement always stands out to me. It’s one of the few times in the class where I hear people mutter almost in unison something similar to, “Got that right.” Yet so many people answer the question, “How are…

In his article, The Self-Righteousness of Job, Stephn Flurry states, “The sin of self-righteousness is perhaps the most difficult sin there is to see.” As I pondered that statement, I thought about the times in my life where I didn’t see how my own self-righteousness destroyed relationships, hindered my inability to lead or work well…

One of the hardest and most amazing things I have ever done in my life is write my Life Map and share the hidden parts of my history with our ReEngage class in the fall of 2021. The parts that made me proud were easy to share. I didn’t realize it at the time, but…

As a leader, how do you help others shine more than you do? Yesterday I was given 90 seconds to ponder this question from John Maxwell’s book, Leadershift, and then asked to share with a group what he meant by the statement. My initial answer was that in order to let others shine, you have…

Does your demand for self-gratification ignite conflict between others? Before you answer that question, ponder the times when you’ve been involved in conflict due primarily to the need for someone (you or the other person) to feel superior, smarter, more experienced, or simply in control. We’ve all been there before – shutdown, shutout, or silenced…

The cause of our struggles in life are not other people or our situations. The cause of our struggles is the HEART that we bring to those people and those situations. When we are faced with conflict, it is natural to blame the other person. In doing so, we often respond in sin. We create…