September 29, 2008

The Courage to Start

I’m a runner. I run. Usually 100-160 miles a month. I run to stay fit, manage stress and because I love how I feel after a good run.
Sometimes I run in races. I have no chance to win but I usually finish near the front of the pack. Well…in my age bracket anyway!
I ran a race last […]

September 22, 2008

Don’t Go Alone.

This morning I was sitting in Starbucks with a leader.
Despite excellent curriculum, ample funding, broad support and talented staff, the ministry he is leading is struggling to develop enough leaders. The issue was not that they were not developing any leaders, it was they were not developing enough leaders to meet their current demands, much less […]

September 15, 2008

We Need More Coaches

He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. Go!…” Luke 10-2-3 In two sentences Jesus Christ identified the barrier and the solution for His church to “bring in the harvest.” It is all about numbers of people […]

September 9, 2008

The Sound of Silence

Kelly sat across the table, coffee cup half raised, mouth half open staring at me. Silence. Silence made more pronounced by a break in the music playing over head. Coffee shops while cozy are generally fairly noisy with baristas, espresso machines, blenders and customers but now it was as quiet as a church. I scooted […]

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