One day at a worship festival, God gave me a vision of a leader asking an older teen if they would like to come help lead (something). As she stood there, knees shaking, she replied “Who me? A leader!” Then God said to me, “Patience, I want you to help them.”
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Fruitfulness from pausing to reflect and apply
As we begin a new year with our Basic leadership students, I’ve been taking them through a series of discussions and reflections to help them get the most out of this past year. In order to then plan how to make this coming year intentionally fruitful. Some of us are great a remembering the past, others being present in today and others regularly dreaming about tomorrow. All three are great and needed if we are going to get the best out of life. As a leader, we need to consciously and regularly take time to think back on our last season. Whether that’s a year, semester or specific time frame we’ve just finished - to debrief thus bringing to a close what’s ended, note what we’ve gone through, reflect on what that meant and how we’ve grown. To then be intentional in our planning of what we need to do
#34 Things to consider to help you finish well
Over the past few weeks, several of my BLP (Basic Leadership Practicum) students have been finishing their time with us. Some will continue to be staff with YWAM here in
#33 How do you pray for Ukraine?
Over the past week, many of us have heard and seen countless social media postings and news reports about what's happening in Ukraine. Of course, as Christians, we want to
#32 How can we show grace when it hurts?
Recently I had the opportunity to show/ give grace to people in situations where I would have partly been totally justified to say no, enough. But it's painful and they
I’m recommending the book: What if Jesus was Serious?
My latest book recommendation is a book we're currently going through as a church by Skye Jethani called "What if Jesus was serious?" How's the book structured? It's a nine-part, 72-day devotional book solely looking at Jesus' Sermon on the Mount teachings. You find the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew, chapters 5-7. Each day starts with "If Jesus was serious… Then…" For example: "If Jesus was serious… then we will love with our actions, not merely our feelings." Or, "If Jesus was serious… then knowing a leader's quality requires time and proximity." And, "If Jesus was serious… then prayer