One of the most special moments for me is when I am asked to work with churches in diverse communities. This environment is often very intriguing to me in the sense that most of the assigned ministers seem to really understand what the helping nature of diverse Christian communities should look like. I remember now,Read More
Community Learning and the Church
“Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations.”-Dr. Mae Jemison, first African-American female astronaut The month of February is Black History Month. Therefore, I have chosen to focus on leadership in all churches as this pertains to the concept of continuous learning. Learning with God has no quotas. In fact, it has been studied thatRead More
Making REAL Change in Christian Leadership
No matter belief systems or political affiliations, moving through the world, seems a bit lighter, than what was experienced this same time last year. Not an imaginary concept in anyway, because with God as the primary source for all things, only He can make daily existence more doable from every angle. Systematic search for purposeRead More
The Ability to Do ALL Things
Emotional resilience (ER) is important in any context of leadership. A correlation of ER is emotional self-reliance (ESR). From a scientific-framework, ESR is described as “the suitable effect of progress and growth that allows an individual to accomplish and achieve personal relationships, obtain life-fulfillments, and commonly experience excellent well-being, both physically and mentally. Simply put,Read More
Next Steps…
The New Year is here, and it moves along each day! Now what? Given all life has thrown at us in the last year or so, it is important to sit back, reflect, plan, and do. Joshua held on to the importance of reflection and meditation. In the first chapter of Joshua, verse eight, heRead More
Growing Humility, in Ministry
Alarming it is to witness how much the construct of comparative ministry continues to be a significant issue for ministers in every denomination. In some instances, this construct is a driving problem, which breathes confusion and chaos. As the New Year begins, and life slowly returns to some form of normalcy, there’s a huge probabilityRead More
