There’s a lot of talk in church circles about how to be a strong leader just take a stroll to any Christian bookstore. Much of this discussion, in my opinion is off track, taking its cues from the world of big business, using the latest...
This coming Sunday, November 22nd, I’ll be giving my last sermon as pastor of the North Brooklyn Vineyard (soon to be Vineyard One NYC). I’ve been in the ministry for forty-four years now, thirty-eight pastoring here in New York City. Truth be told, the last...
I was recently asked to sit with the core team of a young Vineyard church and help them think about how to develop leaders. They all agreed that leadership was a high calling and therefore should be taken seriously but they held differed on how...
Here’s the bottom line: My life with God has been totally a response. It was initiated by him and continues to be animated by him. He got the ball rolling and keeps it rolling each day. I got on board and have gone along for...
I’m on a roll with this generosity thing. It’s resonated with a lot of you so I thought I’d keep it going… I realize that generosity is a lot easier go write about than to practice and it comes more naturally for some people than others....
I was on Nantucket Island taking a walk with my friend Steve yesterday and we were talking about how it would be if we didn’t feel we had to grasp and muscle our way through life the way we usually do, protecting ourselves and our...
We’re suckers for a good comeback story. Take for instance, Alex Rodriguez, the infamous Yankee slugger. A year ago he was an anathema. Disgraced, he was suspended from major league baseball for illegal use of steroids. “Cheater! Disgrace! Get rid of da bum!”… Now this...
Is there anyone around who can explain God? Anyone smart enough to tell him what to do? Anyone who has done him such a huge favor that God has to ask his advise? (Romans 11:33-34) We humans are born know-it-alls. We think we know everything and if we...
What’s a leader’s greatest enemy? Unhappy followers? Contentious board members? A mutinous staff? A divisive lay leader? Problems on the home front? As serious as these may be, nothing is more damaging to leadership than insecurity! The insecure leader is on the prowl, searching to satisfy...
[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/125992901[/vimeo] I have found being naturally supernatural is being more down to earth than we think (with the help of the Holy Spirit of course). Check out this excerpt from a talk I recently did at the Sugarland Vineyard....