Take a listen to the conversations taking place in and around your church these days. Are you hearing anything like this? “Did you hear what they’re saying about Rick Warren?” “You know, I really think we need more teaching about the end times.” “You have to read this email that’s going around. It has a…
Have You Been Caught Watching Your Pass?
I’m often asked why some church leaders seem to stall or lose traction in their ministry. There can be many reasons, but sometimes I’ve found it’s because they were caught watching their pass. Hockey fans know what I’m talking about. It’s what happens when a player focuses their attention on a great play they’ve just…
Urgency Renewed…at 37,000 Feet
I’m somewhere over the north Atlantic en route from Calgary to Frankfurt in the middle of the night. The Air Canada A330 lights are dimmed. We’re supposed to be sleeping now. The in-flight entertainment system has crashed. I’ll have to find out later who wins the Frost-Nixon debate. I should be sleeping. But instead, my…
