I write the “Read Like a Leader” column in Influence magazine. I recommended the following three books in the August/September 2017 issue: Debating Religious Liberty and Discrimination John Corvino, Ryan T. Anderson, and Sherif Girgis (Oxford University Press) All Americans support … Continue reading Read Like a Leader | Influence Magazine
As a young minister, I attended many leadership seminars with my pastor. These seminars were taught by well-known megachurch pastors and leading church-growth experts and gave us notebooks filled with detailed instructions about how to do church more effectively. After … Continue reading No Silver Bullets | Book Review
After Charlottesville, I have spent a fair bit of time on Facebook arguing about the Confederacy, the Civil War, and statues of Confederate heroes such as Robert E. Lee. My position is that the Confederacy was incorrigibly racist, that it … Continue reading The Myth of the Lost Cause and Civil War History | Book Review
In today’s #InfluencePodcast, Daniel Im and I talk about how new book, No Silver Bullets: 5 Small Shifts That Will Transform Your Ministry. Daniel argues that churches need to make five micro-shifts in ministry: (1) from destination to direction, (2) from output to input, (3) … Continue reading Daniel Im | Influence Podcast
Today, over at InfluenceMagazine.com: “Between 2001 and 2008,” Jerry Ireland writes, “missions budgets for evangelism and discipleship declined by almost 11 percent, while funds for relief and development work increased by nearly 9 percent.” My guess is that this trend … Continue reading Monday’s Influence Online Articles
Y Is for Yesterday is the 25th installment in Sue Grafton’s long-running Kinsey Millhone Alphabet Series. Kinsey is asked to investigate the blackmail of a young man just released from juvenile detention for a homicide he committed a decade earlier. … Continue reading Y Is for Yesterday | Book Review
Today, over at InfluenceMagazine.com: Chris Railey gives sound advice to church leaders who are hiring new staff. “When hiring personnel, consider more than just their obvious talents, ” he writes. “Look at some of the intangibles that a person won’t … Continue reading Friday’s Influence Online Articles
In today’s #InfluencePodcast, Mark Forrester and I talk about how the church can leverage social media for the sake of the gospel. For me personally, the most thought-provoking part of the podcast was when Mark talked about how to know … Continue reading The Church and Social Media | Influence Podcast
Today, over at InfluenceMagazine.com: In today’s #InfluencePodcast, Mark Forrester and I talk about how the church can leverage social media for the sake of the gospel. For me personally, the most thought-provoking part of the podcast was when Mark talked … Continue reading Thursday’s Influence Online Articles
