Schools out. We’re on the brink of summer. It’s a season of change. Seasons are an important part of life’s rhythm. They change our pace. They disrupt us. I used to think I didn’t like seasons. Spending most of my life in Wisconsin and Tennessee I found the extremes of the seasons tiring. Whether it […]
I love great teams. I love building great teams. I love building teams of great leaders. I echo John Maxwell… “everything rises or fall on leadership.” The power of leadership through teams is exponential. Ryan T. Hartwig and Warren Bird have recently written this great book: Teams That Thrive: Five Disciplines of Collaborative Church Leadership […]
I’ve never described myself as joyful and I doubt that others would assign that attribute to me either. I suppose I thought joy was reserved for the more light-hearted and fun. Joy felt like a privilege I wasn’t intended to possess. These were all self-conscious assumptions. In fact, if probed I would agree that joy […]
When CLOUT released I had the privilege of connecting with Bob Tiede. Bob has been on the staff of CRU (formerly known as Campus Crusade for Christ) for 43-years. He serves as the Director of Global Operations Leadership Development, and is passionate about seeing leaders grow and multiply their effectiveness. Bob just released a free […]
The thing about major life transitions is that they expose all the junk in your life that you’ve found a way to cover up. Sometimes you don’t even know what you’ve covered up… it could be insecurities, fears, weaknesses, habitual sins. We find a way to cope with our inadequacies and in seasons where we’re […]
“What will happen when I’m no longer serving in my position at my church?” This is a question that I had to think through recently as I transitioned from Cross Point to Menlo Park. It’s a hard question to ask, especially when you’ve been a part of growing something from the ground up. However, I […]
Hey everyone, It’s time to get back to some regular conversation here on the blog. The last five months have been stretching. Moving cross-country is not for the faint of heart. I have so much respect for people who have done this frequently! We’re finding our footing though. Merlyn is FINALLY with me in Menlo […]
Hey everyone, It’s time to get back to some regular conversation here on the blog. The last five months have been stretching. Moving cross-country is not for the faint of heart. I have so much respect for people who have done this frequently! We’re finding our footing though. Merlyn is FINALLY with me in Menlo […]
SORRY… THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED. ————————————————————– Okay everyone, I couldn’t be more excited about this week’s summer reading giveaway… Atlas Girl is a beautiful memoir from a precious new friend, Emily Wierenga. Emily is guest posting today so I’ll be brief and encourage you to read what she shares… and then comment to win one […]
Eric Bryant has a new project that just released called A Fruitful Life: Becoming Who You Were Created To Be. Eric serves at Gateway Church in Austin, and previously he served at Mosaic in Los Angeles. His previous book is called Not Like Me: A Field Guide for Influencing a Diverse World (also known as […]