Category: relationships
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Culture Flows from the Top
Many ministries and nonprofits recognize the need for greater ethnic diversity and attempt to address it by hiring more diverse staff. While well-intentioned, this approach often falls short because it skips a critical step: addressing culture at the leadership level. I once consulted for an organization that expressed a strong desire to become more ethnically…
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Leading with Focus and Flexibility in Crisis
Dynamic Leadership Series Part 6 Crises have a way of testing the core of our leadership, pressing our priorities, shaking our assumptions, and revealing where our trust truly lies. For Christian leaders, these moments are not just disruptions; they are divine opportunities to pivot faithfully while keeping eternity in view. This spring, a tornado tore…
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Cultivating Connection: Three Keys to Effective Leadership
Dynamic Leadership Series Pt. 5 A Reflection on John 15 and the Inner Life of a Leader In John 15, Jesus invites His followers into something far deeper than religious activity or leadership performance. “Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither…
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Selfless and Steadfast: Transformative Leadership
Dynamic Leadership Series Pt. 4 “ Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. ” (John 15:13). In this verse, Jesus defines the highest form of leadership: sacrificial, selfless, and steadfast. As organizational leaders, embracing humility and extending grace can transform our teams and cultures—just as Christ’s ultimate sacrifice reshaped humanity.…
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Freedom to Forgive: Corrie Ten Boom
Dynamic Leadership Series Part 3 When have you needed to extend or receive forgiveness through a cross-cultural offense—and what did it teach you? Real leaders know the importance of maintaining healthy relationships. And all relationships require continual forgiveness. Corrie Ten Boom, a Dutch Christian who helped Jews escape the Nazis during World War II, is…
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A Prayer for Confidence through Trials
Dynamic Leadership Series Part 3 In this series we have been examining the life of Joseph in the book of Genesis. Through years of abuse, mistreatment, and loneliness he held firm to his beliefs and displayed a radical sense of optimism. How? Joseph’s faith was in the power of God. All leaders go through trials.…
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Politics, Religion, and…
“A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.“ Proverbs 15:1-2 ESV In a recent experience teaching on how to engage and discuss politics at my church, I’ve seen firsthand how difficult—and rewarding—these conversations can be. While the topics are complex, I’ve also discovered three essential qualities that make discussing them much easier:…
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Talking With Children About Racism
I recently had the opportunity to speak with a group of middle schoolers about the history of race in America, its implications today, and the power of words. Grounding our discussion in Proverbs 18:21—”The tongue has the power of life and death”—we explored how language shapes our world and relationships. Conversations like these matter because…
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Why I’m Teaching A Politics Class at Church
Politics and church don’t always mix well—or at least that’s what we’re often told. But at our intentionally multiethnic church, we believe engaging political issues can actually strengthen our unity rather than threaten it. That’s why I’m leading a class on politics, not to divide, but to bring us together. When another pastor asked me…
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Embracing Our Differences (Podcast)
In a world that often divides along lines of race, culture, and background, the gospel calls us to something radically different—unity through Christ. Recently, I had the privilege of discussing this on the Unity in Christ podcast. Our conversation centered on the idea that true Christian harmony isn’t about erasing differences but embracing them as…
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