by Dave | Mar 23, 2021 | Blog
Intentions are good, and good intentions are worth something. But intentionality is worth infinitely more. Our intention is to care well for those who are entrusted to us, but all too often that care never materializes. The tyranny of the urgent pushes our intentions... 
by Dave | Mar 22, 2021 | Blog
What’s the difference between being related to someone and being in a relationship with them? Well, for one thing, we don’t have much to say about who we are related to (much as we’d like to, sometimes). At least, not on the upstream side of the... 
by Dave | Mar 20, 2021 | Blog
Evidently, when it comes time for Jesus to evaluate and reward ministry done in his name, there will be a lot of disappointed people. A. Lot. There is a huge distinction between what a person claims to believe and what they actually embrace. Profession does not... by Dave | Mar 19, 2021 | Blog
Shepherding is not a mechanical endeavor. We can have all of the right characteristics (proactive, predictive, practiced, prepared…), all the right protocols, all the right policies and procedures… But if we do not have the right people, none of the rest... by Dave | Mar 18, 2021 | Blog
pretentious: adjective characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved making an exaggerated outward show full of pretense; having no factual basis; false Sober warnings for those of us who are entrusted with... by Dave | Mar 17, 2021 | Blog
4625. That’s how many times Yul Brynner put on his gold braided royal Thai costume and strode onto the Broadway stage for his part in the musical The King and I. Every line, every movement, every facial expression were permanently etched in his memory, just...