Leadership

To view this blog as a video blog click here http://www.tokbox.com/vm/nqg2ymmr7p5m Proverbs 21:4  (The Message) “Arrogance and pride – distinguishing marks in the wicked – are just plain sin.”4.  The Biggest Temptation of a Leader. No question about it, one of the greatest struggles a leader can face is Arrogance and pride.  I recently made…

To view this blog as a video blog click here http://www.tokbox.com/vm/1v3ffenkvwdc Proverbs 21:3  (The Message)  “Clean living before God and justice with our neighbors mean far more to God than religious performance.”3.  The 2 Great Commands of a Leader. I like that the writer of this proverb lays out what we’re really supposed to focus…

To view this blog post as a video blog click here: http://www.tokbox.com/vm/xe7b9yxohr68 2.  The Undercurrent of Leadership. Proverbs 21:2  (The Message)  “We justify our actions by appearances; God examines our motives.”Verse 2 is a continuation of verse 1 in this regard.  That which is unseen beneath the current of our leadership is the undercurrent… our…

Click Here to view this blog as a VideoBlog http://www.tokbox.com/vm/291ab2pntms5 As the year comes to an end, I found some “Leadership Challenges” from the book of Proverbs, chapter 21.  I hope they challenge you like they’re challenging me. By the way, they’re all taken from the Message Bible which I just love the vividness of…

Hey everyone, 3 days to Christmas! what’s up now! I’m so excited. As many of you I’m sure notice, I always sign off of every blog post with: “Just a Bloggish Thought…” Well, as you’ve noticed I’ve been on a bit of a “Bloggish Break” the last few weeks and I just wanted to officially…

At the risk of getting comments like, “Dude, you’re so selfish.” or “Why are you making Christmas all about you?”  I want to discuss a very important and strategic part of my Christmas ritual… My Christmas List. Right around Thanksgiving every year, I release my “Official” Christmas List.  It lives on the counter, or frig,…

So the next big question that is in order concerning the Digital Extension of MWK’s life is:  “Does this blog need an overhaul?”  Help me with this one: 3 Choices: 1.  A New Name. 2  A New Look. 3.  A Everything. Give me some detail as to why you think we need to overhaul that…

I couldn’t wait to share with all of you a story of life-change that I got to be a part of.  Over the past few weeks, we’ve been doing our “5 Weeks of Service” every Saturday mobilizing a couple hundred Next Level Church attenders to serve our community in various ways each week! It’s been…

I just got off the phone with Josh Gagnon, the pastor of one of our daughter churches, Next Level Church, New Hampshire.  The ice storm has hit them extremely hard, and they and most all of the 300 + people in their church are without power and staying in hotels!!!  The Gagnons have 2 kids…

So after 8 days of deliberating and hearing the evidence from all of “ya’ll” (I was in Texas last weekend) I have decided to CONTINUE with the Blog in 2009.  But I think some modifications are in order, and as a good American, I want all of you to weigh in and help me decide…