I began playing guitar when I was 13 years-old because I wanted to create beautiful music. Do you believe me? Well, to my 13 year-old hormone-addled mind, I began playing for something much more critical than the gift of beautiful music to the world?girls. Little did I realize that the chords I was learning and […]
Happy New Year 2015
Happy New Year from The Leadership Institute!
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas from The Leadership Institute Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus Come, Thou long expected Jesus Born to set Thy people free From our fears and sins release us Let us find our rest in Thee Israel’s strength and consolation Hope of all the earth Thou art Dear desire of every nation Joy of […]
Prayer: Learning by Doing
I love these lines from John Chapman (1865-1933), an English Benedictine abbot known especially for his work in retreat leading: ??the only way to pray is to pray; and the way to pray well is to pray much. If one has no time for this, then one must at least pray regularly. But the […]
Happy Thanksgiving
From our families to yours. May God’s grace and peace be with you as you celebrate the blessings of this Thanksgiving season. Grace and Peace, The Leadership Institute
Overflow Prevents Burn-Out
Jesus said, ??my yoke is easy and my burden is light.? Do you ever wonder why the yoke of life or ministry feels so hard or the burden feels so heavy? Is Jesus promising an easy life here? Does He promise that our work will always be a breeze? Many years ago, I took some […]
Overflow Leadership, Part 3
In my last two blog posts, I talked about Vertical Leadership, the traditional model that creates leaders and followers, and Horizontal Leadership, a collaborative style of leadership that seeks to foster communication and collaboration. Now, let?s talk about Overflow Leadership and how we define it at the Leadership Institute. Our mission captures well the heartbeat […]
