Manhood is very loose today especially considering the context of the times we live in. A Godly man is not a perfect man. We will never reach perfection until we are in the physical presence of Jesus (1 Corinthians 13:12; 1 John 3:2). The Godly man embraces his manhood and knows that Jesus, not the world, has set the standard for what it means to be a real man. So he strives daily to model his life after Jesus.

Resources: 

www.covenanteyes.com

Dr. Tony Evans Kingdom Man

www.timothypratt.org 

Most of life's battles are won or lost in the mind. That's why it's important to think about what we're thinking about because it's hard to defeat something we haven't defined. If we don't take this seriously, it can lead to our mind playing tricks on us causing our life to move in the direction of our strongest thoughts. 

With inspiration from Michael Hyatt and Craig Groeschel, in this episode, I'll unpack how we can stop our mind from playing tricks on us. 

#mindful #mindset #faith

As ministry leaders continue to look at the research, one thing is clear: What happens at home is more impactful than what happens at church. Not that the church doesn’t matter, it just means we need to look at what we do at church differently. Spiritual convictions, for better or worse, will most always pass from parent to child and not pastor to the child. Yet, many churches are still following a model of ministry that places the spiritual growth of kids and teens primarily on the shoulders of the ministry leaders and not on the parents. In this episode, author Preston Cave gives us some highlights from the book as well as some additional insight into how we can do family discipleship the way God intended. 

Link to the book: https://www.amazon.com/Family-Ministry-That-Counts-Ministries/dp/1642543691 

#familyministry #studentministry #youthministry #leadership 

Within this episode, we unpack some of the best growth-related quotes from Jim Rohn, John C. Maxwell, and Bob Goff. One of my favorites is by Jim Rohn when he stated "The essence of life is growth, to do and be the best you can. Here’s what’s interesting, humans are the only life-form that will do less than they possibly can. Humans are the only life-form that will settle for less. Every other life form except human beings strive to its maximum capacity. How tall will a tree grow approximately? As tall as it possibly can! You’ve never heard of a tree growing half as high as it could. No, trees don’t grow half, trees send their roots down deep as possible, stretch their limbs up high as possible, and produce every leaf as possible.  It's always a choice to be part of what you can be or all that you can be. Let's GROW! 

A quick chat about what's to come within the rest of the season.#growth  

Dreaming is extremely important and I believe it's needed to have the right execution. Within this episode, we dive into content for those looking to transform themselves from a “dreamer” to a “doer” and how we can work these two within parallels.  

Tapping into what is a narcissist and why it doesn’t mix well in day to day life especially in leadership. The Bible addresses the issues related to narcissism as part of our sinful natural self (Romans 7:5). In this episode, I asked a good friend Willie (Trey) to unpack this topic on a deeper level.  In addition, we will unpack some notes directly from Chad Veach.  Note: We apologize for some of the technical difficulties you may experience here and there. At the time of recording, we were experiencing extreme winter snowstorms as well as me switching to a new interview platform.  #narcissist #leadership #professionaldevelopment  

Trey website: https://developmentofamast.wixsite.com/mastermind 

We live in a world that all about self but Christ told us we must die to it in proper context. Do you live a life that satisfies your flesh more than it does the Holy Spirit? If so, this episode will be for you for sure as we unpack how to live a life that Jesus called us to live. 

How many times have you said, “I was going to do it today,” "I really needed to do this,” "I didn’t have enough time." I remember reading that if the devil can't make you sin, he'll make you busy because both have similar objectives in the context of distance from God. In this episode, we unpack that a little by answering are you too distracted for God.