Need to lead

Disclaimer: A few words from now, I’m going to make a controversial claim. Ye be warned. You need to be led. A loaded statement, I know—especially coming from the mouth of a leader. It might sound like I’m on a power trip, for one thing—like I’m...

Bedazzled by God

I can still remember watching The Usual Suspects as the final scene slapped me in the face with a twist so brilliant that it left me gasping for air. The domino-style rewind into sickening hindsight was absolutely breathtaking. I think I actually gripped my chair and...

Church and change

In his landmark book, Tribes, Seth Godin comments on the state of church in today’s society. He asserts, “The congregation shows up every week and does the same ritual it did last week, goes through the same motions and nothing changes. In fact, nothing changes...