White noise is the noise that contains every frequency within the range of human hearing. White noise is great if you are trying to block out other sounds with the same wave frequency. White noise is a pain if you have something important to listen to and you can’t hear it over the white noise. Some of … Continue reading Clearing the Noise

When I was in college and we were assigned a research paper, inevitably one student would ask, “How long does the paper need to be?” The professor would answer, “Long enough to make your point.” The length of the paper was not as important as the clarity of the communication. How long should a sermon … Continue reading Shorter, Sweeter & more to the Point

Activity does not necessarily mean productivity. The local church must stubbornly refuse to get swept up in the mindset that being active and busy equals fulfilling vision and making disciples. Activity can be good, but it must not be allowed to be a substitute for the better work of making disciples. Activity can sometimes best … Continue reading Less Can Mean More

In elementary school we would receive a report card every six weeks. This report card would have our current grade in each subject as well as a summary of our behavior. Every one of my report cards would have "Talks too much" checked. I was a talker. I am a talker. It was not a … Continue reading Talks Too Much

As a self-admitted task oriented person, I know all too well how easy it is to check a task off the list and move on ... without properly acknowledging the persons who made the work possible. This can be a culture cancer, even if it’s unintentional. Pastors (shepherd leaders) must keep an eye to the … Continue reading The Power of “Thank You”

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I have always tried to avoid having to say, “I do not know.” This phrase insinuates that I am incompetent, unprepared or just lazy. Pastors are supposed to know everything, right? Over the past few months, I have become more accustomed to answering with, “I do not know.” The truth is that I do not … Continue reading Creating a New Scorecard

Too often, the answer to any question at work is, "Let's get together and meet." Meetings have become the proverbial necessary evil in the workplace. By definition, a meeting is the act or process of coming together (Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary). Meetings can be helpful and productive. Meetings can be distracting and unproductive. Either way, meetings … Continue reading Not Another Meeting

The best gift a leader can provide his or her team is ... clarity. Team members inherently want to do a good job. They want their efforts and work to matter. They deserve direction in turbulent seasons. Clarity of mission and expectations provides the tracks for the team members to move forward in the work. … Continue reading The Gift of Clarity

What we do in the corporate times of worship has greater influence for making disciples than how we do it. Ultimately, culture is what drives an organization. There is not enough strategy in the world to overcome culture. Culture eats strategy for breakfast. This means that the culture of worship in a church will eventually … Continue reading Worship Matters