Differentiation

Leading Three Sheets to the Wind

September 11, 2010

This entry is part 2 of 10 in the series Leading on the Seas

I thought for the next installment of my unorganized series of posts that I could call “Leading on the Seas” that I would choose one of the more colorful terms in sailing lore – three sheets to the wind. I’ve been physically about 50% or less for the past 10 days so I’m excited to [...]

Read the full article →

More Bermuda Barriers – Revisiting the Happy Button

May 6, 2010

I’m continuing to process the theme of getting “lost.” Check out my initial post called Leadership Bermuda Triangles here for a background to this if you haven’t seen it. I’ve been thinking through this more and have been in some good discussions with some good friends and teammates of late and wanted to share more [...]

Read the full article →

My Top “Systems” Movies

September 6, 2009

If you read my blog with any frequency you know that a main theme of my reflections is where congregational/family systems theory and spiritual leadership intersect. Since I began pursuing this realm of study and inquiry about five years ago, there have been several movies that embody many of the key concepts of systems theory. [...]

Read the full article →

Scapegoating – 1862 Style

December 31, 2008

I came across this powerful quote from the New York Times in 1862 in my continued reading of Goodwin’s Team of Rivals. This was written during a very low season for the Union in the Civil War and people were looking to have someone’s head to blame – most were targeting then Secretary of War [...]

Read the full article →

Servant Leadership Forum and Lencioni

March 6, 2008

Today was the first day of the National Servant Leadership Forum hosted by Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida. My dad and I came all the way out for it this year because of it’s emphasis on servant leadership and the quality of presenters. Our flight out was rough as we had a connecting flight get [...]

Read the full article →

Confident Parenting

February 9, 2008

This morning Christine and I went to a parenting seminar that was hosted by our church. With Morgan going into the 3 year old range, the need for a more comprehensive game plan is much more a felt need for us as parents.There were 3 highlighted speakers: Jim Burns of Homeword Ministries (Homeword.com), Elissa Morgan [...]

Read the full article →

The Eight Concepts of Bowen Theory (Review)

January 25, 2008

As some of you know, one of my pet areas of study the last couple of years on my own time has been family systems theory and its application on groups, teams, and organizations. I just finished Roberta Gilbert’s The Eight Concepts of Bowen Theory and wanted to pass along a brief summary of the [...]

Read the full article →

Leadership Paper – Differentiation and Empowerment

December 7, 2007

I’ve dropped off the grid for a while and wanted to start up again by including the primary reason why. Today was the last day of my fall quarter for school and just turned in a research paper for my class on emotional maturity and spiritual leadership. It was fun to do. I don’t expect [...]

Read the full article →

Tribute

September 17, 2007

I meant to do this a ways back, but wanted to post the excerpt I used for my tribute to my parents at their anniversary party a few weeks back. This represents so much of what I’ve observed in them over their years in ministry together. The excerpt communicates high honor and appreciation for humble [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →