Serving Bread

There are many working definitions for “leadership.” I recently heard a leader defined as someone who has both the capacity and responsibility to lead. I find this to be a helpful expression of what leadership entails. Dr. Clinton at Fuller Seminary defines it as, “A leader is a person with a God-given capacity and a [...]

Every now and then, religious leaders come into the spotlight who inspire both believers and non-believers with a vision for significance in our lives. Erwin McManus, pastor of Mosaic Church in Los Angeles, seems to operate in that role for this generation. In his latest book, Wide Awake, McManus works to inspire readers to believe [...]

When I asked my three-year old daughter, “Should I vote for Barack Obama or John McCain?” She unequivocally responded, “John McCain.” When I asked her again (this time I switched the order of the names thinking that influenced her response) to make sure I heard correctly, she seemed annoyed that I would question her choice. [...]

So much of what is written about leadership development has been about gaining certain values, doing certain strategies and believing certain assumptions. You can’t really practice leadership unless there are some outward manifestations of our leadership. Our presence in the life of people matters. But leadership doesn’t just happen in our presence but also in [...]

I don’t get sick all too often. I usually get sick once a year for a 24 hour period. That has usually been my flirtation with a cold, flu or viruses in general until the past twelve months. I have crashed with a fever three times in the past twelve months. Some of that probably [...]

From October 10, 2007