This week I’m addressing the importance of selecting the right leaders for a board or church. Yesterday, we discussed the qualities to avoid, but the rest of the week we’ll highlight the admirable traits that the Apostle Paul recommends in an overseer. In Titus 1:8, Paul said about overseers, “Rather, he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is […]

A wise man once told me, “It’s easy to put someone on your board, but not so easy to remove them.” His point was that we should be careful when selecting leaders to serve on a board. Fortunately, the Apostle Paul provided Titus and Timothy some wise direction in the attributes that should and should not be present in an […]

For family reasons, a CEO needed a lengthy sabbatical. He had already chosen a successor for his organization, so he turned the reins over to this successor for several months. When the CEO returned to work, he shockingly discovered that his previous goals and efforts had been scrapped for a brand-new vision. His successor ignored the past and the founder’s […]

One movie I’ve enjoyed multiple times is “Groundhog Day.” Phil Connors, played by Bill Murray, is a mean-spirited, egocentric reporter who’s been forced to cover the annual Groundhog Day ceremony in Pennsylvania.   Caught in a time-loop, Connors has to relive Groundhog Day over and over again. At first, he exploits his knowledge of what will happen for personal gain. […]

“The Insanity of God” by Nik Ripken, is a compilation of stories by a missionary who traveled the world interviewing over 700 Christians who have been persecuted. Many of the people he interviewed didn’t wonder if they would ever be persecuted, but instead, wondered when and how frequently. Our laws in America still allow us to publicly express our faith […]