Faith & Theology
Significant Books that Have Shaped My Leadership and Ecclesiology
I started working at The Well 1 year out of college. That was 2001. Since then, it has been quite the journey. It’s fascinating (to me at least) to look at how I have grown as a Christian and as a leader based on the influences of authors and their books. In this post, I…
Read MoreEdwin Friedman – Failure of Nerve – in Five Minutes
I prepared this for a leadership call I did with some close friends in the Ecclesia Network. Many of us have found Edwin Friedman’s book, The Failure of Nerve: Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix (Soft Cover / Kindle) exceptionally helpful. I’d say its one of the most influential books I’ve ever read on…
Read MoreJesus Wept. A Funeral Sermon.
Tonight I stood in front of 300 people, about 290 of whom I had never met before, and did my best to deal with the reality that their 26-year-old brother, son, nephew, a friend had taken his own life. This was perhaps one of the most overwhelming experiences of my entire life. It’s a pretty…
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