- David and Bathsheba Isn’t Only About Sex The story of David and Bathsheba is a familiar one. The king commits adultery with another man’s wife and has him killed to cover up the affair. In church the story is most often taught on from one particular angle: how to avoid sexual sin in your life. It wasn’t until recently that I realized: […]
- How Social Media Can Enhance Your Time with God “I need to take a break from Facebook so I can spend time with the Lord.” Generally, whenever faith and social media are linked together with the people I am friends with online, technology is often getting in the way of our relationship with God. I think there’s a fundamental shift in the way we […]
- How Jesus Used Power In Ministry Most of us rarely talk about power in ministry. If the topic somehow happens to come up, we seem to default into pretending that social power doesn’t exist. Treating people as equals and ignoring social power seems to be the Godly way of responding. However, stopping to examine how Jesus used power in ministry reveals […]
- My Favorite Leadership Quote of All Time “In any type of institution whatsoever, when a self-directed, imaginative, energetic, or creative member is being consistently frustrated and sabotaged rather than encouraged and supported, what will turn out to be true one hundred percent of the time, regardless of whether the disrupters are supervisors, subordinates, or peers, is that the person at the very […]
- Who Will Help the Next Jay-Z Learn How to Be a Man? As part of the hype for his new album, “Magna Carta Holy Grail”, hip-hop mogul/artist Jay Z released a series of videos of him talking with music producer Rick Rubin. In a particularly intimate video Shawn Carter (Jay Z’s birth name) shares what it’s like to raise a daughter when your own father abandoned you: […]
- How the Church’s Definition of “Millennials” Will Keep Her From Reaching Them Earlier this summer it seems like Facebook almost broke with all the shares that were happening around Rachel Held Evans’ post: Why Millennials are Leaving the Church. Her post set off a firestorm of response. Lost in the back and forth of debate is a detail that I believe will cause the church not only […]
- “No”: A Film of Prophetic Imagination In 1988, the nation of Chile faced a decision. Because of international pressure, a referendum would be held to decide whether Augosto Pinochet would remain in power for another 8 years. The choice was simple: vote “Yes” and Pinochet stays. Vote “No” and democratic elections would follow. For those responsible for the “No” campaign, the […]
- Design Thinking and the Hebrew Prophets In today’s globalized world, leaders in every sector of society struggle to keep up with the rate of change all around them. How do you plan for the future when the present is changing so rapidly? How do you develop breakthrough innovations that will be game changing for your industry or ministry? Design thinking is […]
- Why Don’t We Talk About Power? Power is everywhere and helps to shape almost every interaction we have throughout our day. So why don’t we in the church talk about it more? It wasn’t until I was in my thirties that I ever heard a sermon or talk on power and ministry.1 Non-believers are often more up front when discussing matters […]
- What is Power? It’s why you get nervous when you’ve messed up at work and are afraid your boss will find out. It’s what helps attractive people get treated better than normal looking people. It’s what helps the rich have their concerns addressed, while those who are poorer are often ignored. What is it? It’s power, and we […]