Leadership
Leading Decisively! Leading Faithfully! Reflections and Markers
The book, Leading Decisively! Leading Faithfully! Reflections and Markers, is intended to serve as a multi-lingual, cross-cultural, and baccalaureate-level Read More
Accepting Others and a “Non-anxious” Presence
In light of recent events nationally, regionally and locally, and in our faith communities, I have been thinking about and editing an earlier blog post on the subject of “Leader and Presence.” In the book, Cross-Cultural Connections, the author states… Read More
Christian Leadership and Biblical Hospitality
Ten years ago, December 12, 2009, to be exact, I returned to the campus of Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Mount Vernon, Ohio, to deliver the winter commencement address. Please find below a summary of the thoughts I shared with the… Read More
THE MEASURE OF GREATNESS
The edited address below was given on September 9, 2019 at the Korea Nazarene University on the occasion of the inauguration service and ceremony of Dr. David Kyungsoo Kim as the new KNU president. I remember sitting in a… Read More
My Journey with Nazarene Higher Education
(Slightly edited and reprinted as “Forever Yes: My Spirit-Led Journey with Nazarene Higher Education” in Holiness Today, August 2019) It was in a Nazarene institution that I answered the “control” question in my life. During my sophomore year at… Read More
Study Questions by Chapters
Elsewhere on my blog pages, I discuss the strategic importance of asking the right questions as we lead others in faith communities. See blog posts, “Questions Decisive Leaders Need to Ask…and Answer” (November 25, 2013), and “Ask Strategic… Read More
Nurturing Trust: Leadership Qualities for Developing a Reputation for Trustworthiness
I met with approximately 50 pastors on July 14 who are enrolled in the ministerial course of study on the Florida district. The Saturday event was designed to introduce the students to the course, “Leading the People of God,” using… Read More
Spanish and Korean editions now available!
My book, "Leading Decisively! Leading Faithfully! Reflections and Markers" has been translated into the Spanish language and is now available on Amazon. The Korean Nazarene Publishing House published the Korean edition of the book in March. Please click the links below to access the English, Spanish and Korean editions of the book. Read More