I wrote a few weeks ago about Gateway’s leadership process. Coming into this new role at a new church, I had to get my hands around who were leaders and who wasn’t. I had people who had been through the leadership...
Read MoreAm I on vacation this week? Unfortunately, no. The nine hours I’m talking about is the nine hours I’m not scheduled to be in a meeting. So, I only have nine hours to work on things that don’t involved me being...
Read MoreWhat John shared during this breakout is some great stuff (John’s the pastor at my church and he’s been sharing this stuff for many weeks now). In some ways it comes across as fluffy stuff we hear in a lot of...
Read MoreWendy Kopp is the CEO and founder of Teach for America. Teach for America is described like a Peace Corps for education. The best and brightest college graduates are recruited to give two years to teach in a failing school....
Read MoreBill George is a professor at Harvard Business School, former CEO at MEDTRONIC and the Author of Authentic Leadership and True North. Bill begins by saying that we’ve been in a leadership crisis for the past 10 years....
Read MoreGary Haugen is the President and CEO of International Justice Mission. Social justice is a topic that many are aware of yet we often do little about it. We may even say “well, justice isn’t really my thing.”...
Read MoreBill began by talking about the power of decision in the hands of a leader. He talked specifically about how leaders truly should make decisions within a framework. The framework he used as an example is below: Does the Bible...
Read MoreToday I had the privilege of attending the Leadership Summit. Not at the Chicago location, but at the satellite location in Austin, TX. Churches I’ve worked with in the past have not been Willow Creek Association churches,...
Read MoreJust curious if anyone is attending this year? I signed up this afternoon to attend. I won’t actually be in Chicago, but I will be at a video venue here in Austin. Our Senior Pastor, John Burke, will be speaking on Friday....
Read MoreHas this ever happened to you? A volunteer who’s been serving in your ministry for a few months informs you that they need to step down. You ask why and the throw down the stinkin’ God card. “I feel the Lord is...
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