Tag Archives | Relationships

9 Leadership Quotes and Lessons From Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

I love the Mission Impossible series.  They are absolutely fun, full of special effects and action, plenty of stuff blows up, basically implausible, and just plain entertaining.  The fourth installment of the Tom Cruise series, Ghost Protocol, is no exception.  With the dvd being released this Tuesday, I wanted to re-visit my thoughts on the film […]

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10 Areas I Need To Improve As A Husband

Last night my family went out for what was to be a nice, quiet dinner at a local pizza restaurant.  Unfortunately we sat in a booth next to a couple arguing…very loudly. Here is what I picked up: The man had left his wife and kids. The lady was in counseling. He wanted to discuss the […]

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The 25 Greatest Leadership Quotes On Cross-Cultural, Multi-Racial, Multi-Generational Ministry I’ve Ever Heard

Today I was exposed to the finest teaching on effectively delivering cross-cultural, multi-racial, and multi-generational ministry that I’ve ever heard from Pastor Derwin Gray of the incredible Transformation Church located in Rock Hill, SC.  Pastor Gray is an absolutely AMAZING leader!!!  As a former NFL player and now pastor, he is being used by God to serve others and transform the way we view those around us, especially […]

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How God Gave My Family A Miracle

In six months I will be celebrating my 10th anniversary at Injoy Stewardship Solutions.  I have spent a lot of time lately thinking about the events that resulted into my being hired at this wonderful organization that helps fund vision for church leaders. In 2002,  my wife and I were deeply committed to her being a […]

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Why All My Friends Going To Church Is A Bad Thing

I am currently reading Malcolm Gladwell’s great book The Tipping Point.  In Chapter Two, he discusses a group of people called Connectors.  Here is what we learn from and about these incredibly gifted people: “Proximity overpowered similarity.” “We’re friends with the people we do things with, as much as we are with the people we resemble.” “Connectors (are) people […]

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33 Lessons On Tribal Leadership I Learned From Casey Graham

“Funding Is A Front For Friendship.” – Casey Graham Casey Graham, Founder and CEO of Giving Rocket, is an incredible leader!  I just spent the last two days with him as our organization, Injoy Stewardship Solutions, sponsored the Giving Rocket Tour.  This nationwide series of events will help church leaders across the country experience victory in the areas […]

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20 Lessons From My 3 Churches

Yesterday I provided you a picture into the mind of a young teenage Christian in a composition paper written by my 13-year-old daughter Anna.  She creatively called this paper “My 3 Churches”.  Because of what they have been exposed to and how they view social justice and the world, I cannot wait to see how God […]

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My 3 Churches Part 1

Any regular reader of this site knows my appreciation for NextGen (18-23 year old) leaders.  What you may not know is that I also have a deep appreciation for a group called FutGen Leaders.  These are the 13-17 year-old future Christian leaders.  One of these individuals would be my 7th grade daughter Anna. Recently, she wrote a paper for her […]

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