Leadership Lessons from the San Antonio Spurs

The San Antonio Spurs crushed the Miami Heat for the third game in a row (including two on the road) to win the NBA Championship Title. I have pulled for Tim Duncan and the Spurs since Duncan came into the league. As I watched the game, I was inspired to write about...

What I Liked About ‘Son of God’ Movie

I went to go see the movie ‘Son of God’ on Palm Sunday to prepare myself for the upcoming Easter week. It was a great way to get my heart and mind focused on the coming week. The movie is not perfect and like most Hollywood movies, they take some creative...

How to Read Strange Leadership

I’m so thankful for all the support and love shown the past week for my new book Strange Leadership: 40 Ways to Lead an Innovative Organization. Strange Leadership has been a bestseller on Amazon and is doing great in the Church Leadership category. I’m...

Easter 2014 Highlights from Around the World

Here are some Easter highlights shared with Christian Media Magazine from churches around the world: Easter at The Orchard in Chicago: Easter Recap Video 2014 from  LifeChurch.tv:    LifeChurch.tv OKC Opening: Easter 2014 Opening Video “Amazing Grace”...

Strategy and Organization in the Church

[The following is a brief excerpt from one chapter of my new book Strange Leadership: 40 Ways to Lead an Innovative Organization. Go to the book’s website for more info: https://strangeleadership.com/.] My top two spiritual gifts are leadership and...

Three Points To Remember When Preparing A Weekly Sermon

1. Communicate for change. Your goal as a pastor is to take people from where they are to somewhere different. This is communicating for change. Andy Stanley will talk about how he crafts messages for life change rather than just to communicate information and...