What on earth were the Easter Islanders thinking when they chopped down the very last tree on their island? How were they going to cook the next day? What would they use to build their huts? Their canoes? How could they have done such a dumb thing!!! This is a question Jared Diamond asks in [...]
A leader’s intimacy with God
My friend Marvin Brubacher invited me to teach a class at Heritage Seminary for pastors about the practical aspects of leading a ministry. At the end, he asked, “John, what one final thing do you want to tell these ministry leaders? The one piece of advice they must hear?” Without a moment’s hesitation, I said “Never, ever lose your [...]
Locating an office: Why ours is in Elmira, ON
Why is a national association headquartered in Elmira ON? The answer will make you laugh (you’ll want to read to the end). I get asked this question a fair bit as I travel the country and the answer is always a shock to everyone. CCCC must be the only ‘business’ in Canada that can say this, but the truth is, we [...]
Discerning your call
My hero-in-the-faith, John Richardson, was called to ministry in 1959 at the age of 47. This wasn’t quite a mid-life career change since today he is a very healthy 97 year-old, but it was close to mid-life. (CCCC members will remember John as the banquet speaker at the 2007 conference.) John was a senior manager at a textile company and could see [...]
Do you know what you don’t know?
Life at Harvard continues at an unbelievable pace – but it is great! I’m enjoying every minute of it. Today one of the discussions was about a leader who thought he knew what the answer was, but didn’t know that he didn’t really know what was really going on. Hmm, how can you know what [...]
Rev. John Pellowe, MBA, DMin
