Leadership Reflections

The best part of my work is visiting ministry leaders and hearing them talk about their ministries.  In the time I’ve been at CCCC, I can safely say I’ve visited over two hundred ministries and, without exception, every senior staff leader is passionate about the mission of his or her ministry.  They are full of enthusiasm, vision and [...]

Oh how the time flies.  When I joined CCCC, Ontario had mandatory retirement and I had 19 years to do as much as I could as its leader.  Now my seventh anniversary is coming up in September and more than a third of that time has flown by!  I feel like I’m still the new guy, but in fact [...]

We’re almost at November 11th, Remembrance Day in Canada and Armistice Day in the United States.  With both our military forces in active combat, I thought I would resurrect this piece that I first published in 2003.  It is still relevant. ————————————————- This is General Julian Byng.  He looks every bit the general.  Steely eyes, [...]

I chatted recently with a pastor* who is doing graduate research on how people hear absolute truth in preaching.  His example was “Do not steal.”  That is an absolute truth and you would think people would get it.  But here’s how the conversation goes when he asks young people in his church “What do you call [...]

I’ve had a book on my bedside table since July and I still haven’t read it. This is highly unusual since I purchased it myself. I only buy books that I want to read, but I just can’t get into this one. No kidding, the title is Procrastination: Why You Do It, What to Do About It Now.