Category: Leadership

  • My Resignation Letter

    I made the biggest life pivot, to date, about 1 year ago. It was not easy but God has been gracious through this pivot. I am thankful for years of pastoral service and growing in leadership skills beyond my wildest dreams. When I was in seminary my goal was to come along side churches and…

  • 10 Questions Pastoral Candidates Should Ask a Search Team

    Have you ever been in that moment in the interview process, seeking a call from a church, where after hours of interview questions, the committee turns to you and says “do you have any questions for us?”  Usually, by then, weary and tired, you begin to fumble for good questions.  If you are about to…

  • Check it out! MAST. (Monday after Sunday Team)

    Podcast interview – scroll to bottom to hear the interview Last week I had the opportunity to join the MAST. team in their studio in Longmont, CO to record a podcast about Spiritual Freedom in leadership!  14 years ago I helped co-found Grace Church in Fort Collins, CO.  I remember someone saying that church planting…

  • THE WAY OF THE ESSENTIALIST

    “The way of the Essentialist means living by design, not by default. Instead of making choices reactively, the Essentialist deliberately distinguishes the vital few from the trivial many, eliminates the nonessentials, and then removes obstacles so the essential things have clear, smooth passage. In other words, Essentialism is a disciplined, systematic approach for determining where…

  • Three Components to Casting a Compelling

    Three Components to Casting a Compelling Vision By Mark Dance Does your vision rob you of your sleep? Quicken your pulse? Change your community and world? I want to explore what makes a vision so compelling that it is difficult to ignore or oppose. Your Vision Must Be a Conviction Your vision will only burn…

  • Who are leaders?

    Dan Allender gives a great definition of a leader in his book Leading with a Limp. “A leader is anyone who has someone following her. If anyone looks to you for wisdom, counsel, or direction, then you are a leader. If there is one little girl who looks at you and says, “Mommy,” then you…