Posts that deal with some aspect of leadership, leadership development, and management.
My friend Brian Cain recently interviewed me for his website Millennial Cop. The topic was “Leadership” and I think that you are going to really enjoy it! Take a look and let me know what you think. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEb819x5MQo Make sure you check out Brian’s website. Just click on the link above. I think you will like what you […]
Leading into the 21st Century- An Interview Read More »
Paul told Timothy that Demas had deserted him. With his next breath, Paul says, “Only Luke is with me.” What made Luke stick around? He had to know that his very acquaintance with Paul could have had him arrested and executed as well. I think that Luke had tapped into something important here. Paul needed Luke,
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“Do your best to come to me quickly, for Demas, because he loved this world, has deserted me and has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia. Only Luke is with me.” Demas is probably not a name that most Christians are familiar with. He is not a famous Bible character
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This is an excerpt of a block of instruction that I taught regularly in the Police Supervision Course. A great discussion question in regards to leadership is this: What are some of the character traits of an effective leader? 1. Decisiveness– Leaders make decisions. There is nothing worse than following an indecisive leader. Indecisiveness creates a
The Stuff of Leadership Read More »
Even though Annie and I are back in the US for a little while, we are staying in close contact with our friends in Brazil. We Skype and message with Pastors Ronald and Chris in C3 Curitiba and Pastors Fabio and Dani at C3 Santos almost every week. Both churches are growing and healthy and poised
Brazil Update- Healthy Churches Read More »
What kind of year was 2012 for you? For Annie and I, it was a year of adventure. When 2012 opened, I had just retired from the police department. We were packing and prepping to go to Brazil. Our six months in South America were incredible! We were working with our two C3 Churches in Brazil,
2012- A Look Back and a Look Forward Read More »
In Part One of this post, we talked about the fact that we are going to encounter storms/trials/problems in life. How we respond to them determines whether or not we are damaged or strengthened by the experience. We mentioned that the Bible provides three ways for responding to life’s storms. The first one that we
How Do You Respond to the Storms of Life? Part Two Read More »
Annie and I had the pleasure of visiting C3 Long Island this past Sunday. Our friends Phil and Denise Buechler are the Senior Ministers and this is the church that our daughter, Rachel, and her husband, Steve, are a part of. Pastor Phil graciously gave us a few minutes in both Sunday morning services to
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Editor’s Note: This post is longer than what I normally share. This is one of my favorite stories though, and I wanted to share it in its entirety. Many years ago there was an Emperor so exceedingly fond of new clothes that he spent all his money on being well dressed. He cared nothing about
The Emperor’s New Clothes- Guest Post by Hans Christian Anderson Read More »
The other night my friend, Brian Cain, interviewed me for his website. Brian is a Sergeant at the Holly Springs Police Department in Cherokee County, Georgia. He is also the police department’s Chaplain. Brian served for four years in the United States Marine Corps before getting into Law Enforcement. In short, Brian is my kind of
A Chat with a Friend Read More »
