A Thanksgiving Question
One question: “Who or what are you most thankful for?” Take a second and think about it. Be honest with your answer. Now say it out loud. If you didn’t say, “Jesus,” there’s a problem….
Going Full-Time
Organizations of all types have flocked to part-time employees. To management, they offer flexibility and lower cost, in part because they typically don’t get benefits. It works well for the part-time employee too. Fewer on-duty hours and…
Church is the First Stop
I don’t know anyone who is totally satisfied with their church. People who go to a large church want the warmth and connection of a smaller one. Others are trapped in smaller churches and hungry…
How to Approach Big Decisions
When most of us have a decision to make, there are three stages we move through . . . If we think it through and settle on an option, we’re ready to pull the trigger….
Dealing with your Doubt
We all experience doubt about our faith. It will wax and wane, but it’s never going to be completely extinguished. So, what do we do in those moments of doubt? We have to choose to…
Confession
Nowadays, we talk about transparency. But for centuries, it was called confession. It’s the idea of telling another Jesus-follower your failures and misdeeds. Confessing sin to one another was a huge part of the early church and…
How to Start (or Restart) a Men’s Ministry in Your Church
Hardly any pastors we talk to are totally satisfied with what’s happening when it comes to their men. It seems the women’s ministry runs circles around the men’s. It’s not necessarily a budget thing either….
Stuck in the Roundabout
My counselor friend Kathy is one of the smartest people I know. Not just book smart, she’s street smart too. I was telling her how every married couple I know struggles with sex, money, or…
Change Culture or Create New Culture?
I’ve never really been into Halloween. And as horror movie images become more connected to real-life happenings, I find it harder to be lighthearted about macabre murder scenes and bloodied faces. And while I’m not…
Mentor Summit 2020: Spiritual Fatherhood
Over the years, several guys have circled back after their mentoring group and thanked me for being their spiritual father. Even though Radical Mentoring hasn’t used these words, spiritual fatherhood is often the result of…
