These are crazy days. A year ago if you would have said that we would be staring down Easter 2020 with our church doors closed, I would have called you craz...

What is your most valuable resource? I've come to discover that time is one of the most valuable resources I have and that it is nonrenewable. I can always...

5 Reasons People are More Important than the Product

We’ve entered cold and flu season. This is the time of year when germs seem to be lurking, powerful and invisible on every surface. Because of the nature o...

Have you ever delegated a task only to be disappointed when it wasn't executed as quickly or as effectively as you expected? Me too! I often assume it's be...

My soul has been hungry for rest these days- more than a power nap or even a good night’s sleep. I’m hungry for the kind of rest where your load is lifted, b...

One of my favorite things about children’s ministry is observing how children relate and interact with each other. This summer we held Art Camp at our churc...

I love watching preschool graduations. Precious chubby-faced kids with caps and gowns typically take turns declaring to beaming parents and grandparents what...

At the end of a long hard day what do you do when you get home? My favorite way to end the day is with a home-cooked meal followed by alone time in my favor...

Baptist or Methodist. Traditional or modern. Chairs or pews. Hymns or electric guitar. Dress or jeans. Online giving or offering plate. Teachers or fac...

Think about the last meeting you attended. How did you feel when you arrived? How did you feel when you left? Let’s be honest - church leaders spend a lot...

I love the feeling of walking into my church on a Sunday morning. It's the feeling of coming home. When I step in the door, it's like putting on a comforta...

In 2003 the San Francisco Zoo had a group of 46 birds that had lived there almost all their lives. They were comfortable and had grown accustomed to their r...

Do you feel like your volunteer service teams are a sinking boat full of holes? As soon as you get someone to jump on the boat, do they start taking on wate...

“Know who you are and whose you are.” Those are the words my mother spoke into my life when I was an unaware, inattentive teenager. These words of wisdom ...

I am a collector. When I was younger I collected stuffed animals, shells, rocks, stamps, plastic Smurf figurines, books, Dr. Scholl’s shoes, Holly Hobbie soc...

Below is an article written by Jay Hanson and myself and published by the South Georgia Advocate (https://www.sgaumc.org/advocatecolumndetail/12102769). En...

Below is a leadership article published in the August 7 edition of the South Georgia Advocate. It was written with Jay Hanson, Lead Pastor of The Chapel Min...

adjustment, difference, modification, revision, shift, switch, transition, variation, correction, refinement, remodeling, turn, turnover, variance, tweak Hav...

This weekend I had the opportunity to speak to pastors and church leaders in Plano, TX about leadership. It's one of my favorite things to talk about becaus...