If you are reading this on November 3, 2016, 306 days have flown by this year. (If not, click here to see how many days that have gone by this year.) 306 days!! That is 7,344 hours that have been consumed by a myriad of activities. Some were of high importance and some that were dismissed with reckless abandon. I am sure that there is a percentage of those hours that you can recount in vivid details, articulating exactly what you did and the exact outcome. Probably, if I can

Every leader comes to the moment where the complexities surrounding a significant decision are staggering and overwhelming.  The drive to make the right decision – the perfect decision – leads to analysis paralysis. You feel the entire team watching you thinking, “What are you going to do? What decision are you going to make? What if it is wrong? What if it fails?”  Scenario after scenario is discussed, ripped apart and reassembled. Charts, graphs, and research pours in with

I had the opportunity Sunday to grab lunch with Heredes Ribeiro, Executive pastor at Potential Church, while he was in NYC connecting with various churches . I always enjoy talking leadership and church with passionate people committed to being part of God sized vision. As I drove through the Lincoln Tunnel, thankful that traffic was moving at a rapid pace, I started to process our conversation. There many quick thoughts, insights, and questions in our conversation that refle

The switch had been flipped. The early morning talk was different than the previous ten weeks. The focus wasn’t so much on the impending tournament. The focus was dialed in on one team – Argentina.   Argentina was undefeated, and all the girls knew that they were the team to beat. (Remember, goals hadn’t been counted.) Claire’s resolve was fierce. She had already had conversations with her teammates at school, and they were all talking about beating this one specific team. Ye

In Who’s talking about your church (part #1), I asked the first of two questions. Q #1: Why is Apple the most covered company? Here’s the second question . . . Q #2: How does your church rank on the most “covered” list in your community? First, let me clearly explain. I am not talking about a PR machine that is behind marketing your church. I am not talking about how charismatic your lead pastor is. I am not talking about the popularity of your church or the gimmicks that som