Category: growth
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Elisha didn’t ask Elijah for an easier road. He asked for a double portion of what Elijah already carried — and Elijah’s answer tells us exactly how healthy leaders are meant to finish.
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Tourists and companions can look identical when the weather is good. You only find out which is which when the conditions change. Which means the most important relational decision you’ll make is one you need to make before the hard season arrives.
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“We have more control than any generation in history. We’re also more anxious than any generation in history. Those two facts are connected.”
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“Culture tells us to follow our hearts. Jesus says something far more radical — let me transform them.”
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“Most leaders aren’t lazy — they’re full. Here’s a biblical and practical framework for moving from full to overflowing.”
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“Most leadership content tells you what to do. J. Robert Clinton’s research will tell you where you are — and why that matters more than you think.”
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I have to be honest with you. I don’t have the gift of hospitality. I know that’s a strange confession for a pastor to make. But it’s true. If you knock on my door unannounced, I will welcome you. I’ll make you a cup of tea. I’ll be warm, I’ll be kind, I’ll be genuinely…
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From the series: Empowered — Discovering and Developing Your Spiritual Gifts Let me name the elephant in the room. When most Christians hear the phrase “spiritual gifts,” they’re broadly fine — until the conversation gets to the gifts that involve healing, miracles, prophecy and tongues. That’s when the room shifts. Eyes drop. People who were…
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From the series: Empowered — Discovering and Developing Your Spiritual Gifts There’s a pattern I’ve noticed in churches over the years. You walk through the door, spend a few weeks in the services, and fairly quickly you start to sense what the community values most. For some churches it’s the teaching — careful, expository, scholarly.…
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From the series: Empowered — Discovering and Developing Your Spiritual Gifts Sarah sat nervously at the edge of the prayer circle. Three months into this church, she still felt like an outsider looking in — quiet by nature, uncertain of her place, more likely to slip out unnoticed than to step into anything. When the…
