No, this is not a parenting blog. The other day, my son actually forgot I was “the boss” to our staff at Element Church and it got me thinking about staff culture. This past Friday, our family was driving to Colorado Springs for a family day. We were planning on visiting the Compassion International…
Two Sundays ago the world watched in awe as the New England Patriots made the largest Super Bowl come back in history to defeat the Atlanta Falcons. I’m actually still in shock over that comeback. It was not only improbable, but seemed impossible. All sorts of life and leadership lessons or insights…
Episode 5 of the Infuse Leadership Podcast is now available on iTunes and on our website HERE . The title of this episode is “How A Burger Can Change A Life” and we are interviewing Steve Doolin. Steve is one of the associate pastors at Element Church who leads our outreach and outreach team at Elem…
This weekend at Element Church we are starting a new sermon series called “Confessions of a Pastor: Coming clean about who I am.” Pastors can sometimes be viewed as “spiritual rock stars” who have it all figured out. Surely they don’t share the same questions, doubts or struggles that everyone else…
Just because someone has been forgiven does not mean the relationship is completely restored. I think there is a great mis-understanding about this in the church and recently I’ve seen it rise to the surface again. Where I’ve seen it is in the removal of a pastor from a prominent church. Last year,…
“Wasn’t worship amazing? It seemed like everyone’s hands were in the air and everyone was singing their guts out.” I’ve said something like that about a worship service before, and if you’re a pastor, so have you. Or you’ve said the opposite, “Man, hardly anyone was singing today.” Or, “Hardly anyon…
Today we celebrate and commemorate the life and impact that Martin Luther King Jr. had on our nation and around the world. While the day is officially set to mark Dr. King’s birthday, it is really more about honoring the progress he helped bring into racial equality and the inspiration he gave to so…
The Word was in the Temple but the Temple wasn’t in the Word. [Tweet “The Word was in the Temple but the Temple wasn’t in the Word. “] I’ve been sitting on that one statement which was inspired by one verse from the Old Testament for quite some time now. It’s disturbing to me. It bothers me. It scar…
Prayer is perhaps one of the most misunderstood, guilt associated, under utilized disciplines in the Christian faith, and all three of those things work against each other. It’s under utilized because we don’t fully understand it and we feel guilty because we under utilize it. Most people probably w…
Episode 4 of the Infuse Leadership Podcast is now available on iTunes and on our website HERE . The title of this episode is “Flippin’ Off The Church” and we are interviewing Aaron Fiore. Aaron is someone who was found by Jesus through Element, but came from a background where he would literally fli…
Saying “no” is never easy but it is an essential part of growing as a leader. [Tweet “Saying “no” is never easy but it is an essential part of growing as a leader. “] Like most everyone, I hate letting people down. I don’t like it when someone is upset with me, wishes I would do something different…
Episode 3 of the new Infuse Leadership Podcast is now available on iTunes and on our website. The title of this episode is “My team sucks, now what?” We’re talking staff and team culture. What do I do if my team culture isn’t healthy? How do I protect team culture? How can I turn an unhealthy cultur…
