Month: February 2017

New Generation, Same Problem: Why Young People are Still Leaving the Church

New Generation, Same Problem: Why Young People are Still Leaving the Church

I continue to read articles like this one, listen to podcasts, read the research and participate in Webinars that address why Millennials are leaving the church.  I don’t doubt the wisdom, research or the observations of those who have studied this tragic trend, but some of the uniquenesses ascribed to […]

Spiritual Sickness: Maybe It’s the Flu!

  Jimmy Butler is an All-Star basketball player for the Chicago Bulls.  He averaging over 24 points and over 6 rebounds a game.  But on the night of January 6th, my Oklahoma City Thunder shut him down.  He scored 1 point and had only two rebounds though he played 28 […]

Staff: The Right People, On the Right Bus, In the Right Seat

I love the game of baseball,  I have from an early age.  I started in little league and played through high school baseball.  My career ended at high school for multiple reasons, but the primary reason was my inability to hit the curve ball with any consistency.  It was my lid.  I […]

Coaching: The Power of a Well Formed Question

If you have coached pastors or church leaders any length of time you know well the tension that exists between coaching and telling.  Coaching in its purest sense is pulling out the best in those God has entrusted into our care.  Coaching that resorts to simply telling or offering our […]