Good Arguments: Learning how to persuade
Whether advocating a new social policy or preaching a sermon, your appeal needs to convince people to adopt your position as their own. You need good rhetoric. More
The Shepherd’s Voice
However far you have come in ministry since your initial call, Jesus is still going ahead of you and keeps calling you to follow him. More
Getting out of a leadership rut
When there is no vision for anything different and people settle for what already is, they are in a rut! Leaders need to know how to get out! More
Generative Governance: Purpose & significance in the boardroom
Generative governance is a crucial support to the accomplishment of the ministry’s mission. It asks questions that don’t typically have ready answers. They need to be explored. It’s goal is to expand the range of options and lead to further exploration. More
Voices: The Current American Tension And 4 Opportunities For The Church
Christians, in this badly divided world, now is precisely the time when we should boldly step up and do our part to be people of healing and reconciliation More
Engaging Society Well: An example
I’ve written before about how the church can engage society well. Here is a 17 minute video of Harry Whyte, CEO of Ray of Hope (a youth custody and inner city ministry in Kitchener, ON) talking about how he established a community in downtown Kitchener with people very unlike himself…. More
At Oxford: Food for thought
My second, and last, week at Oxford University consisted of another two courses: Christianity and Modern Thought, and C.S. Lewis and the Christian Imagination. Here are some ideas that might be helpful for the church today. More
