Leading others can be one of the most joyful, thrilling experiences in life. But all too often, the delightfulness that can be discovered in guiding others gets lost in the day-to-day demands and deadlines. The demands on leaders today from both organizations and...
My friend, Heather Zempel, is a stellar communicator, a gifted leader, and the discipleship pastor at National Community Church in D.C., where she serves on the teaching team and regularly preaches at weekend services. She’s also author of Community is Messy:...
Some males may struggle to accept female leaders (and some females struggle to accept male leaders) but I gently need to ask, are you sure their lack of respect is because you’re a woman? Sometimes when we don’t have someone’s respect we can easily...
I recently met with a new friend, Michael Hildago. I have a hunch you’ll be hearing more from and about Michael in the upcoming year or so. He’s engaging, thoughtful, and challenges the church to walk in the fullness of her beauty and strength. We talked about writing...
For those of you traveling with me through the Gospel of John for Lent, John 13 paints a beautiful picture of Jesus kneeling to wash his disciples’ feet. In those days, NikeFrees and Vibrams and Tevas weren’t on the shelves. The soles of Israeli...
