Your Organization's One Sentence Job Description

In March of this year, we rolled out the new Vision Statement for Next Level Church. “Creating a Place that People Love, so they can Experience a Loving God…” I am so excited about this Vision Statement, not because it’s new, but because it isn’t new. We have been living this vision for a long…

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The Reason you Can't Move Forward!

  So I have 2 growing piles of clothes that are consuming the floor of my closet. They’re clothes I don’t want anymore and I want to donate to Goodwill. They’ve been sitting there for like 6 months, and every time I look at them I get mad and frustrated and agitated that I can’t…

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Leadership and Little Kids

In Matthew 18, the leaders around Jesus have come to Him to ask what, in their minds, is a very important question. “About that time, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, ‘Who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?’” v. 1. Now, I love this because what these leaders were actually asking was, “What…

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Follow Up on Asking for Feedback

Hey everyone, This past weekend in Part 1 of our “Selfie” series at Next Level Church, I challenged leaders hard on this idea of Inviting Feedback from those closest to us. If you missed it, or just want to hear it again, go here:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/selfie-part-1-getting-over/id305232768?i=248399355&mt=2     In an effort to continue to #AddValue to…

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The Official "Top 10" List of Books to Read in 2014 Part 3

  This is week 2 of my 1st Annual “Top 10” Books List for reading in the New Year. Because every leader I know is busy, my desire is to do the “Screening” for you. Today we’re looking at my Top 3 books for the Personal Growth Category. These are must reads for every leader…

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5 Ways to Think Differently about Your Company Christmas Card

During the holidays I got a proverbial Christmas card from 1 of the businesses we do business with. Inside there was literally a guy’s signature & his business card. And… He didn’t even sign in the middle. Clearly, I was #267 in his stack of cards to mindlessly scribble his name in as quickly as…

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Things I Noticed from Anchorman 2

Listen, I get it. I know that even admitting I saw Anchorman 2 puts me in a very bad light with a lot of leaders right now but I have to admit, yes, I saw it. And at the double risk of actually trying to encourage leaders by linking observations to the movie, I’m actually…

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A Christmas Gift for Leaders!

Hey everyone! I hope your Christmas Season is going well! If you’re a leader, I’m sure your December is swamped with year-end meetings, new year planning meetings and Christmas parties, obligations and appointments. Let me encourage you leader, to take time for yourself this month as well. So, for the final 3 weeks of 2013,…

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My "Heart Inventory" Questions

This past weekend at Next Level Church, I shared how Christmas is the perfect time of year to do a bit of a “Heart Inventory” on ourselves. Here are several questions that I have used over the past couple of years that have been amazingly helpful to unlock the present state of my heart. So,…

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God of the Underdogs eBook – ON SALE! only $2.99!

Hey everyone! Merry Christmas! I just found out that my publisher @ThomasNelson has put the eBook version of my book God of the Underdogs on sale for only $2.99 through the month of December! I am so excited! I believe in the message of the Underdogs book and want it to get into the hands…

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