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Oberammergau Passion Play & the Danube River Cruise: A Cultural and Spiritual Heritage Tour with Dr. E. LeBron and Anne Fairbanks
Join Dr. E. LeBron and Anne Fairbanks aboard an AmaWaterways river ship after spending 4 days in Germany and Austria and witnessing the Oberammergau Passion Play. Your cruise embarks from Vilshofen and winds its way through Europe. You’ll end your… 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

Whatever Happens, Walk Worthy!
What a privilege and delight to speak this week (November 14-16) in chapel services on the campus of Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary. The Seminary community intentionally focused on celebrating the 34th anniversary of the founding of APNTS and on deepening… Read More

Living Together in a Diverse Christian Community
APNTS chapel theme for year: “Break Down Walls— Build Bridges— Bond in Love” Living Together in a Diverse Christian Community Ephesians 4:1-3, 25-32 Periodically I was asked the question while serving as… Read More

The Struggle with Strategy
“No worthwhile strategy can be planned without taking into account the organization’s ability to execute it.” –From Execution by Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan It’s fairly common that when things go bad in corporate life there’s a tendency to blame the marketplace,… Read More

BOARD DIAGNOSTIC FOR CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATIONS
Spending time reflecting on governing boards and their work is an exciting adventure for me! Some of my friends consider this rather odd, given the pain all of us have experienced with some dysfunctional boards are various levels of size,… Read More

Leadership as Hospitality…biblically understood!
For several years I envisioned writing a book on the subject of “Spiritual hospitality and Christian leadership.” I included a chapter in the book, Leading Decisively! Leading Faithfully! Reflections and Markers (pages 207-215) on this theme. During a sabbatical… Read More