Three Quick Reasons You Should Encourage Others
Mrs. Marie Romine taught 5th grade at Burlington Elementary School in southern Ohio. She was a boundless woman over six feet tall, topped with an expansive shock of white hair. She loved teaching and loved her students, which fortunately included me. Mrs. Romine...
How Fear Increases Your Impact…and We Learn It from Christmas
It has been over 15 years since I first became the director of a network of churches. In the interview process, I was told they were in a solid place financially. They believed it. And, I believed it, until I arrived and discovered the income was dropping –...
GOAL = Grow Oneself, Acquire Later
Where you are today – mentally, physically, spiritually and emotionally – is a result of what you did last year. Your destination in life is determined by your direction. And your direction is what you think and how you act. Goals help you set your direction, to get...
Why No One Really Holds You Accountable
I heard it again…”Do you have a small group to hold you accountable?” The answer is “no”. “No,” not because the person was not in a group. “No” because it is not possible for a group to hold you accountable on a personal level. “Accountability” = account +...
God has blessed me to learn, formally and informally, from some incredible leaders, and to use that experience to grow organizations by helping leaders grow. I am currently the CEO of stowemission.org and the director of metrocolumbus.org, a network of 128 churches, primarily in central Ohio.