Strategic Team Development
From the vast array of people comes infinite combinations of variety. When organizations desire to develop teams for the advancement of success they are met with what can sometimes feel…
Your Grandma’s Church is Closing
Creativity is a foundational part of the worship experience of Yahweh. Most early theologians define God as the sole creative force in the universe, and they determined those things created…
Influencing Innovation Response
Making change is central to who leaders are. Leaders get people moving by energizing them, mobilizing them, and taking them places they have never been (Kouzes and Posner, 2012). It…
Are Art & Science More Vital than the Church?
The church has a long history of impacting the world in positive ways, as well as some negative ways. Though such things as the Crusades are dark times in the…
Shallow Creativity
In Genesis 1 the Bible tells the story of Yahweh creating all things over the course of six days by speaking them into existence from nothing, and at the end…
Separating Discipleship and Leadership Development
In recent years, many churches have begun implementing leadership development programs to increase the leadership acumen of their pastors, staff, volunteers, and congregants. Maybe for the sake of simplicity, or…
Leadership Can Help a Hurting World
Our world is hurting. There’s no other way to see the collective existence of mankind worldwide. From terrorism to natural disasters, food shortage to racial tensions, oppression to widespread poverty,…
Remove the Holy Spirit?
Jesus was a great man who walked the earth and changed the world forever. He taught new approaches to principles found in Judaism, challenged the religious authorities of the time,…
DeWesternizing Leadership Development
The very nature of a true leader is the focus of people development. Whether it is developing others for the sake of organizational success, or developing others for the betterment…
Worship God Creatively
As the thief on the cross is nearing the end of his life, his gaze falls upon the one they call Christ, and he utters these words, “Jesus, remember me…