It’s Halftime!
Just a few days ago we crossed the midpoint line of the year. It’s HALFTIME! For many it simply was a new day on the calendar – filled with work, errands, to-do lists and other life demands. For many others – it is an incredible opportunity. I’m in this camp. I’m...
What Republicans, Democrats, Lebron Fans, and Christians ALL have in common.
What Republicans, Democrats, Lebron Fans, and Christians ALL have in common. This week has literally been information overload! If you’ve been keeping up with the news, you know about all of this weeks’ special congressional hearings that have taken place. Both...
My Interview With Pastor Travis Greene
Hello Everybody! All this year I have been and will continue to interview incredible individuals that are making waves in their various fields of endeavor. These individuals cross racial lines, political lines, geographic boundaries, denominational and faith lines....
5 Lessons Leaders and Churches Can Learn From the 89th Academy Awards (Oscars)
By now, most of America has heard about the challenges that the 89th Annual Academy Awards (Oscars) Program had last night. If you haven't read THIS before you read the rest of this blog. More specifically, two specific very public mistakes that they made: One...
A Conversation with Orlando Haynes – Transitions In Your Career
We have been doing a series of video interviews about change, transition and reinvention. It's a reality of life and a reality of people who are trying to make moves! Especially as we've been touring my new book, Temporary Assignments, and people have been impacted...
A Conversation With Phil Cooke About #TemporaryAssignments
All year long I am going to be interviewing leaders and industry influencers from various fields and walks of life. These conversations will center around change, transition, and reinvention with a focus on my book, Temporary Assignments. I so passionately want to...
Happy New Year – 2017!
Hello Everybody! Happy New Year! We are already rolling into 2017 on skates. At the end of every year I take the time to pause and reflect on the previous year, what lessons I can take into the future and how I need to re-evaluate how well I'm navigating life. A...
Ministry (and Life) Demand A Strategy
You would be hard pressed to find anyone serving in ministry who wouldn’t say that they aren’t busy. Ministry places a demand on you that few might understand. It’s not just the physical demand on your schedule. It is the combination of the spiritual, mental,...
7 Things I Need From My Team by Kevin Lloyd
I recently read a blog post from another Executive Pastor and loved it so much I wanted to post it here as well. There's so much here about leadership, parenting, ministry, and the like! 7 Things I Need From My Team By Kevin Lloyd Every parent has experienced it....
Old Goals, New Year
Happy New Year! I had a moment on Friday (New Year’s Day). It was one of those “I’m not ready” moments. I looked up and it was 2016. It didn’t just pop up on us, but you know what I mean…right? It’s that feeling where you know that something is coming and you (sort...