Ministry

Leaders Help People Become Uncomfortable

February 6, 2012

I came across this quote and thought it was genius and very much in line with several recent posts about human anxiety in systems and in general bad and destructive behavior. “A task of leadership is to help people “become uncomfortable with their inappropriate behavior” and to focus on the possibilities that change presents rather [...]

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Review of What is the Mission of the Church

February 1, 2012

I’ve been reading What is the Mission of the Church? by Kevin Deyoung and Greg Gilbert over the last four months or so and just recently wrapped it up. Here’s the bottom line of my take. I think the book raises and important question for the church today and for the future to be worked [...]

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My Review on Junia Is Not Alone

December 9, 2011

As I was wrapping up Scot McKnight’s King Jesus Gospel, which you can see my thoughts on here, McKnight released a short e-book entitled Junia Is Not Alone. I bought it immediately – because of my familiarity with Junia and my curiosity about the connections McKnight would make between her and female in ministry throughout [...]

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Displaced!

December 2, 2011

Sometime life throws you some curve balls. We found ourselves in an unexpected season the last couple of weeks. In short, we found ourselves displaced. We returned from a weekend trip to Christine’s parents to a high pressure regurgitation of sewage from a blocked pipe that contaminated part of our floor, kitchen cabinets and a [...]

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How do you keep leaders from pressing the Eject button?

September 29, 2011

This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series Future of Cru

After some good dialogue in my last post on the Civil Rights Movement, here is Post #5 in my series on the Future of CRU and it was inspired by a post Michael Hyatt tweeted out on retaining talent. It’s worth reading because this is such an under-appreciated element of leadership and in ministry especially. [...]

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Where Were We? Where Are We Now?

September 25, 2011

This entry is part 4 of 5 in the series Future of Cru

As I embark on this fourth post in my series of posts related to culture change and the future of Cru in the wake of it’s name change, I’d like to go into seldom discussed territory that can be instructive for us as an organization today. As before, I write because I believe these conversations [...]

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Article: Expanding the Circle!

September 22, 2011

I wanted to share a quick link to an article by a teammate of mine, Adrian Pei, that was published in Inheritance Magazine, what I understand to be the only Asian American Christian Magazine. It gives a great window into the quality of people I get to work with in Epic and the kind of [...]

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Names and Reputations

September 19, 2011

This entry is part 3 of 5 in the series Future of Cru

After the first post on Transferable Training, it’s time for post #2 in this short blog series on some of what I perceive to be needed culture change in CRU as we move into the future with a new name and renewed commitment to what God has called the organization to. And in light of [...]

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Because People Aren’t Transferable

September 15, 2011

This entry is part 2 of 5 in the series Future of Cru

This is post #1 in a short series on the future of Cru. I don’t aim to offer a thorough assessment of what the future holds for Cru, but I do aim to raise a few areas that require new thinking and change because frankly they’re holding us back. If you want some context or [...]

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