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1. It’s Not About Me
The first youth group that I led was on a Sunday night. I hadn’t slept for a couple of days because I was so excited. I got to the church 3 hours early to make sure everything was set perfectly. This was going to be amazing. At 10 minutes after group was supposed to start…
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25 Things That I Learned the First 25 Years of Ministry
June 1, 1995. I walked into my first official office. It had a 6ft white table as a desk, a metal filing cabinet in the corner, a small bookshelf that, if you didn’t lean it up in the corner, it would collapse on itself, and a well used computer that took 10 minutes to turn…
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Leadership Matters
I remember hearing that phrase over and over again growing up. I also realize now that I had no clue what that phrase meant and as I have gotten older, I realize that I am just now beginning to step into understanding it. I believe now more than ever leadership matters. Not just the leadership…
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A Year Worth Living
May 20, 1995 was a day that my life changed forever. It was an unusually sunny day after a month of almost constant rain. I got in my car with my brother and made my way to a church at the intersection of 2 gravel roads in the middle of nowhere South Dakota. Over the…
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Be Still and Know
I have a pretty active schedule. I feel like I thrive on having events, meetings, and commitments. I like to keep busy. I come from the background of if you want something to happen then go do it. I can fall into the temptation of busyness equals importance and effectiveness. To be honest, sometimes when…
