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One of the first principles of leadership and ministry taught to me seven years ago when I officially came on staff at Student Leadership University was by Dr. Jay Strack. This principle was, “all of us are smarter than any one of us”. Simultaneously, the idea that we can accomplish more together than on our […]

For over 10 years, the Lift Tour (formerly Leadership Rocks) has provided Student Leadership University with the opportunity to influence tens of thousands of students to maximize their impact with gospel-centered preaching, worship and a focus on leadership development. The Lift Tour provides platforms for students from across a community to gather together in a […]

It’s August. You have survived the insanity and greatness of summer student ministry.  I am always impressed by the guys who just get it done summer after summer, the ones who run hard and serve well.  As you begin to breathe again after the past couple of months and the half-day off you had the […]

The Bible is a story.Correction, the Bible is the grand story of the universe; it is the one story that gives all other stories their meaning and definition. I can recognize the bad guy or the hero in any story I read, hear or watch because another story, the Bible, has already defined the concepts […]

Learning to Use the Gift of ImaginationFrancis Schaeffer, a Christian philosopher and church leader who died in 1984, was a prolific and prophetic writer on Western thought and culture. One of his most popular books, How Should We Then Live.?, opens with these words:There is a flow to history and culture. This flow is rooted […]

Over the previous few years I have been privileged to be a part of a few writing projects thus adding ‘author’ to my resume. I thoroughly enjoy the writing process with all of its twists, turns and challenges. I believe people write books for many reasons. Some write to simply make money, while others want […]

Why should this generation care about the   WHITE SMOKE IN ROME     when they believe their future is going up in flames?       An open letter to the College of Cardinals from a Protestant who believes that what happens in Rome still matters, In this fourth quarter of civilization, we are […]

Every generation of leaders faces unique challenges just think about the last few decades: globalization, the explosion in technology, outsourcing, complexity, increasing demands of customers, etc. However, one of the biggest challenges todays leaders face is how to lead the Millennial generation those born between 1980 and 1996.Surveys reveal just how different they are as […]

Last weeks blog titled Negotiating Catastrophe was quite heavy in subject matter and a bit unusual for the first blog of the year. Therefore, I would like to go in a completely different direction this week by suggesting three steps towards having a greater influence and making a significant impact in 2013. In other words, […]