Leader, Don’t Do These Things!

⊗ Get overly preoccupied with a few knuckleheads. See (Proverbs 26:4-5).   James MacDonald has a great recent blog about this. ⊗ Stop growing and learning. Cruise control is great for the car but terrible for leadership.  When the leader stops developing, his/her organization will soon follow.  The summary for the book of Proverbs could be “get wisdom, you’ll need it!”  (Proverbs 1:5) ⊗ Take your eye off the ball. It is very easy to lose… Read More »

Book Review – The Reason For God

I recently read The Reason for God by Timothy Keller.  Keller is the pastor of the Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City.  Redeemer has about 6,000 regular attendees and is planting churches in large cities throughout the world. This is one of the best books I have read in a long time.  It is a book I would give to a spiritual skeptic or to an established Christian student.  The book addresses the frequent… Read More »

Five Things I Like/Learned About Multi-site Strategy

This past Sunday we had the joy of launching Biltmore Baptist East – our first additional campus as we jump into the multi-site model. While the praying, planning and preparation had been going on for over a year, this past Sunday was the date circled in red on the calendar. We were not sure what to expect but were incredibly happy when the room was completely full before the 11:00 service began. I was proud… Read More »