Leadership Junkie
I admit it – I am a leadership junkie! Whenever I have a moment to sit down with a book, I gravitate toward a book about leadership. I love learning about how to better lead others. Some might argue that they aren’t leaders, but the truth is we are ALL leading someone because leadership is […]
Life Change
Several years ago Dan and I were able to lead a team of people on a mission trip to the Word of Life Bible institute in Belem, Brazil. While every mission trip is life changing, some become the cornerstones of changing life direction. Brazil was that kind of trip. Working under the leadership of missionary, […]
A Blessing of Second Chances
A couple of weeks ago I shared the story of the lady we took in during the big snowstorm. Having lived in her car for the past few months, she hugged me with tears in her eyes as we showed her upstairs to her room because she got to have a hot shower and a […]
Homeless in Winter
A couple of weeks ago after church I was able to pray with someone who was going through some pretty tough struggles. As I spent time in conversation, I learned she didn’t have a job and was living out of her car. It’s easy to say the words, “God will work everything out,” (and I […]
LifeQuest Staff
Spent 9 hours today sitting around the table with our church staff. We evaluated, planned and dreamed about what God has in store for LifeQuest Church in 2011. Every week this group of people spends hours preparing for the weekend worship experience, following up with guests, volunteers, life groups and more. Under the leadership of […]
The Fourth Commandment
Today Pastor Chris challenged us to take seriously the 4th Commandment- remembering the Sabbath. Scientists have recently concluded that healthy patterns of activity and rest lie at the heart of our capacity for full engagement, maximum performance and sustained health. Sounds like God knew exactly what we needed clear back in the book of Exodus! […]
Stuck Series
Here I am speaking to LifeQuest Church during a series called Stuck
Brown Bag to the Rescue
Last night 7 LifeQuesters loaded a van full of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, donuts and bottles of water and headed to downtown KC on a mission! In between worship experiences yesterday, the lobby was buzzing with people adopting kids to provide toys for on Christmas Eve, adopting community organizations to bless with cookies and […]
Generation 99
Tonight was the final official meeting for Generation 99. Tomorrow they will graduate, having completed 99 days of reading, learning, serving and building relationships. Only a few months ago we dreamed of what it would be like to take a select group of teenagers, invest in them and help them grow in their walk with […]
The Bigger Picture
This week I am privileged to be a part of a church planter assessment in North Carolina. The Discovery Center, sponsored by Growing Healthy Churches, is led by seasoned church planters who have a passion to further God’s Kingdom through planting new churches. This passion is so strong that they give up an entire week […]
