The leadership at Antioch met Wednesday night for our monthly board meeting. It was one of the coolest meetings that I’ve ever attended. What carried the meaning for me was the lengthy discussion we had around the word “Solidarity.” Solidarity, as a word, came out of French back in 1841 and means “mutual responsibility.” At […]
I’ve been on a “Team Unity” kick with the staff at Antioch lately. The longer I go in ministry I’m beginning to believe that the best legacy we can leave as a church isn’t necessarily the great things we do, but the mistakes we avoid. Put another way, church health over the long run is
I’ve got a new saying as of late… It is that “there are three kinds of people in this world. Those who create… those who copy… and those who criticize. It is becoming pretty clear to me after a decade in ministry that some people are passionate and always seeking to improve, innovate, collaborate and
Some times there are cool things… and sometimes there are HUGE things. Last night I received confirmation of a HUGE thing that has been in the works for a while. Below is the statement that the Leadership Board of World Relief approved yesterday. “WR as an organization has given approval to its International Director (Brose)
The leadership at Antioch is currently reading This Beautiful Mess by Rick McKinley. If you are burned out on religion or church, this will be a refreshing and liberating read. I personally think it is worth it for the first couple of chapters alone. Hopefully, you’ve got the time to pick up a copy (online
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I gave a lunchtime lecture today to the Apologetics Guild in Bend entitled “The Life of the Mind.” Below is the outline that I used… The Life of the Mind leads to… Wisdom in Decision Making and Leadership Wisdom in Handling Truth Wisdom in Discipleship and Mentoring The Life of the Mind needs to Be
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I had a conversation today about leadership. I made the comment that I thought leaders are born not made. As I drove around later I began to change my view. Leaders might be born, but good leaders are born and then made. My point is simple… naturally gifted leaders have influence. Influence means that you
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I’ve been e-mailing with a good friend who now classifies himself as a recovering evangelical after spending 30 years in the church and raising three sons. My friend is mature, godly and knowledgeable. He is not a young reactionary – he is responding to the failure of our American version of church. As I read
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Last night I watched Mel Gibson’s new movie Apocalypto with a friend. I thought the movie was a little weird, but there was one sequence that really intrigued me. A band of hunters comes face to face with a tribe of people who are fleeing their homelands. The leader of the hunters and the hero
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I’ve spent the last couple of minutes reflecting on the idea that Jesus never begged anyone to follow him. A leader who chases after followers is like a dog who chases its tail. A true leader never has to be asked to follow him, but the common man seeks out and follows the great leaders
