Servant Leadership – I’m nobody’s slave! I think there is a stigma to serving in our culture and even the church.  Stigmas come with labels and most people don’t like them and certainly are not lining up to wear the one that says server.  But, the kind of servant leadership that God has in store […]

Hope There is something about Easter that brings a unquenchable, undeniable, overwhelming feeling of hope.  No matter what’s going on in your life Easter puts things in perspective.  Life is hard, and life as a Christ follower is hard.  Ravi Zacharias says, “Christianity has not been tried and found wanting, it has been found hard […]

PowWow 2017, Penn Florida “Star Wars”   Ready, Ready for anything The Ranger motto was never more true that at this year’s PowWow, and having a PowWow Playbook proved to be worth its weight in gold.  At OP169 our PowWow kicks off Thursday night with an Outpost leadership cookout and then a time of worship, […]

Visioneering In his book Visioneering, Andy Stanley said “Everybody ends up somewhere in life. A few people end up somewhere on purpose. Those are the ones with vision.” On today’s podcast, we are privileged to talk with one of those Visioneers whose vision has helped to see Outpost 169 of Victory Church grow into one […]

PowWow Playbook We wanted to give other Outposts a chance to go backstage and see what OP169 does to prepare for PowWow.  Feel free to use any or all of the playbook in your own planning.  OP169 pulls out the playbook three months prior to PowWow at one of their monthly commanders/leadership meetings.  That gives […]

Well, we want to apologize for being off radar for the past couple of weeks, but as you’ll hear today, our father, after a brief battle with some recent health challenges, passed away. And though we grieve his loss, we also are rejoicing in the memories of a man who was The Game Changer in […]

Keeping Track I think all of us would groan at the thought of keeping up with one more thing.  Isn’t that the story inside the whirlwind of life.  However, keeping track of the little things you do for and with the Royal Rangers or any ministry can save you big bucks.  If all of the […]

Don’t become weary When God births a vision within your heart He obligates Himself to meet the resources to see that vision come to fruition.  It will take time and perseverance but stay on track and let the Holy Spirit be your Conductor. In this episode Commander Wayne, Commander Bradley, and I board a train […]

What’s your Base Camp For a hiking standing at the foot of Everest is a pinnacle moment, and for every hobby/passion there is a pinnacle moment.  Even though those pinnacle events can seem so far off in the distance to ever be a reality it’s always a good idea to be planning that the day […]

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. (Robert Frost) The GMA Branden Hurst certainly knows the meaning of taking the road or trail less traveled.  A very, very small percent of the countries avid hikers can say they have hiked […]