God calls people home but we need to clear the pathway for them. [Tweet “God calls people home but we need to clear the pathway for them.”] Recently I read through Isaiah in my personal devotions when I read this verse: Isaiah 57:14 God says “Rebuild the road! Clear away the rocks and stones so my p…
I’m always looking at life through the lens of leadership and ministry. It’s a sickness really. My wife and I watch TV shows like The Profit and Shark Tank and she’s probably sick of me comparing things in those shows to leadership and ministry. Seriously though, The Profit has such great parallels…
Failing doesn’t make you a failure, but you need to learn from it to advance in the future! [Tweet “Failing doesn’t make you a failure, but you need to learn from it to advance in the future!”] Recently, I was asked by Tony Morgan and the leaders at the Unstuck Group to share about the lessons we le…
Vision will communicate where you want to go but unity is what will get you there! [Tweet “Vision will communicate where you want to go but unity is what will get you there!”] Last week, I blogged about vision HERE . One of the things I didn’t share in that blog was the idea of unity. Unity is the b…
I ran across this news story the other day and it intrigued me. The story came out of Spain and told the story of how 1,300 sheep were found wandering through the town in the middle of the night. Around 4:30 AM on Tuesday, June 7th, police were alerted to some 1,300 sheep that were just wandering th…
I’m so thankful I have never had to say that! If Pastor Derek (our current Executive Pastor) or Pastor Kody (our previous Executive Pastor) see this I hope I at least got them to open the blog! In the 8 1/2 years that Element Church has existed we have had an Executive Pastor for 7 of those years. P…
I just wanted to encourage fellow pastors out there today. For many pastors and churches you are now one week removed from the largest attendance in the history of your church, or at the very least, for the year. Easter is the Super Bowl of church services. In most churches, every chair (or pew) is…
Good guys don’t always make great leaders but great leaders are always good guys! [Tweet “Good guys don’t always make great leaders but great leaders are always good guys! “] You can read that again if you need to…because it’s true. I have seen it happen too many times in the church or in the secula…
