Posts Tagged: "leadership"

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Lent Day 3… Hardness & Strength Are Death’s Companions

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 I will take away their stony, stubborn heart and give them a tender, responsive heart. —Ezekiel 11.19

The picture above is from our recent youth winter camp. I was standing outside the meeting room at Suncadia Lodge, taking pictures of the students as I waited for the service to begin. There was a group of girls circled up, holding hands, and praying. I thought it was sweet—and I took a picture.

After the camp, I asked Bailey (the youth leader whose back is toward us in the picture) some questions about this little prayer circle: Were all the leaders given instructions to do this? Was this the only time you prayed with the girls? Bailey told me it was just her idea… and that she prayed with them like this before each service.

Now I love the picture even more. It represents such tenderness—a genuinely soft and responsive heart.

I had the privilege of… Read More

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A True Story About Pizza, Tipping, And The Cost Of Not Being Able To Be Questioned

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The following is a true story…

In a land far, far away (Yakima, Washington), I was riding high. My youth ministry was the biggest thing in town and we were on the verge of launching another service at Central Washington University. I had several employees working for me and a crazy band of leaders who would do just about anything for the cause.

Great things were happening. We were making a difference in the lives of young people and it was having an impact on our city.

Also, I was full of myself. I felt successful and was… Read More

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Some Shoutables (Serious – Ya Gotta Take A Minute Or Two And Read These Great Posts)

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On Today’s Sunday Shout-Outs, here are a few shoutables…

 

sarah bessey guard your gates

This post, Guard Your Gates by Sarah Bessey. Here’s my favorite line: “So, no, I don’t guard my gates against simply terrible or scary things anymore. Instead, I want to guard my gates against what diminishes wholeness and holiness in me. I guard against the influences that make me the worst version of myself, the influences that feed my… Read More

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Bad Lessons From “Good” Sources

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I had two grandmothers – one was “good” and the other was “bad.”

My “bad” grandmother didn’t go to church. She smoked—a lot. She drank, she swore, and she gambled.

My “good” grandmother was a member of her church. And she wasn’t a smoker, drinker, or gambler.

But here’s where it gets interesting…

My “good” Christian grandmother became angry… Read More