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We stopped to get a hamburger the other night.  While debating what to have on my Whopper Jr., the lady pointed out, “Have it your way, this is Burger King.”  Isn’t that great, I thought.  Wouldn’t life be grand if I could have it “my way” all the time, even some of the time? The [...]

I wish I knew that all growth is not good growth. It’s a common challenge for leaders starting a new church. Where do I find people? How do I start with just my family and end up with a growing, thriving church? From a spiritual perspective, more people equal more disciples of Jesus. From a [...]

Say the word “Seattle” and you will hear endless complaints about the lack of sunshine, but that is not the real challenge of living in the Pacific Northwest. The countless days of dreary cloud-cover are only emblematic of the spiritual gloom that overshadows the hearts and minds of so many. Unlike any other place I [...]

After seven cancer surgeries and two heart attacks – I’m an old man who has nothing to lose by speaking his mind.  It would mean a lot to me for some of you to respond… It’s my view that the average person attending the average church today is simply lost.  I recently asked a pastor [...]

Every leader I know wrestles with the balance between work and family.  Every Christian leader I know wrestles with work and family in the context of living their life in God. Recently my coach offered a great analogy that has helped me put things in perspective. Any two legged form of locomotion, skiing, skating, rollerblading, [...]

A large percentage of church planters are newcomers to the places where they start churches. They arrive as protagonists, with a goal of transforming the spiritual climate of their adopted communities. This is admirable, yet often short sighted. While many communities are new, and have no past tense, other places where churches are needed are [...]

As a graduate professor, I have determined that students in Ph.D. programs fall into two basic categories: doctoral students and students enrolled in doctoral programs. Doctoral students go beyond the call of duty, while students in doctoral programs simply answer the call of duty. Doctoral students are internally motivated; they are driven to make a [...]