The poor, the lost, the hurting, and the broken are not problems to be solved or burdens to be borne; they are gifts to us, because they help us experience God’s grace afresh as we meet Jesus in their faces
Church is not a place you go; it’s a people you belong to and a mission you live out.
This isn’t about what you aspire to do; it’s about what matters so much you’ll perspire to get it done.
If we love in the truth,
And are faithful to one another in the truth
And walk together in the truth
We will work together for the truth.
Every time someone mentions a name to me, I put them on a matrix of character and competence. Can you be trusted?
Ex police officer interviews his ex criminal (allegedly) friend.
Self evaluate – How are you doing in these 5 vital areas uncovered in his Doctoral research?
How can we navigate the challenges of daily life while staying focused on God’s divine purpose? That’s where the B.I.O. concept comes in—a simple yet powerful framework that can guide us on our spiritual journey and help us lead others to do the same.
What we measure determines what we think success is.
Most churches still tend to measure by the ABCs:
ATTENDANCE, BUILDINGS and CASH (Offerings)
These are useful, but not optimal – or even biblical!
Being BIG, WEALTHY and INFLUENTIAL does not necessarily mean a church is healthy (as we have seen so graphically and too in recent years).
HOW Does God measure success?
What does ‘success’ in ministry really look like?
How do we keep the main thing the main thing?
What devotional practices can practically help us to stay the course?
What guardrails and what do we need to pay attention to that might prevent us from failing and spoiling a leadership legacy?