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The Do's and Don'ts of Managing People

I considered writing a blog about this topic; however, I found an article that speaks to the biblical model of "managing" people. So, I...

Management or Spiritual Leadership? Which is the Biblical Model?

I considered writing a blog about this topic; however, I found an article that speaks to the biblical model of spiritual leadership. So,...

You Need The Safe Church Checklist

A Safe church is a "Spirit-formed, Christlike culture, ....nurtures truth, offers healing for the wounded, seeks opportunities to show...

Overcoming the Abuse of Power with Prayer

In my previous blog, I did not include prayer because safeguarding a church from a toxic culture and the abuse of power through prayer...

How to Nurture a Safe Church Culture

There are four ways to overcome a toxic church culture and nurture a safe church culture.

I Don’t Want to Leave My Church, but It’s A Struggle to Stay

Many years ago, while attending church, I found that while listening to the preacher, my mind was filled with negative thoughts,...

Eight Tips for Choosing a Church

It seems that many believers are experiencing church homelessness. Church homelessness often occurs because of church hurt, spiritual...

My Story: Every Day I Cried

I have always had the dream of using my gifts in the local church. One of my primary reasons for going to seminary was that I would take...

The Role of the Spiritual Leader

Ezekiel 34 is my go-to passage of scripture when I think about spiritual leadership. I like the Message Version verses 1-6, God's Message...

A Proven Method for Generative Change

I am so grateful that I had the opportunity to learn Spiritual Leadership Inc.’s (SLI) generative change methodology while I was in...

Let's Grow The Church

Church growth isn’t about increasing the number of people in a congregation it’s about cultivating spiritual maturity. Spiritual maturity...

Is The Church a New Mission Field?

This blogpost is inspired by a text I received from a woman this morning @ 6:33 am. I was compelled to write this, this morning. Much...

Let's Make The Church Safe Again

What keeps me up at night is a deep sorrow that makes me long to help the institutional church be healthy. I have been praying and...