Leadership is going to be a hot topic whenever it is an election year. It seems that this year is not different. The battle for President of the United States continues, though the primaries are winding down. It is times like this that we must stop and ask ourselves, what is it that makes someone a good leader? What qualifies
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Man About a month ago I got the chance to go to a youth convention with a couple of teenagers from my youth group. It was in Houghton, New York. There were plenty of things to remember, and a number of them to forget. Memories were made and I am hoping that there is at least some significant impact of
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There is a single part of my ministerial retreat that sticks out in my mind above all else. You could say that it had the greatest impact on me. It came from the very first session from Mike Hilson. It was an acronym that ended up spelling out the word IMPACT. I think it was supposed to be a general
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It would not be a spiritual retreat if there was not a great aspect placed on change. In particular, Mike Hilson suggested that there are four things that we must do if we are going to change the way things are (at least in churches). Four Necessary Things in Order to Promote Healthy Change Obviously, there are plenty of specific
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In the past few months I have had some time to think about leadership and what it takes to make a leader. In this time I have graduated from seminary, been appointed as a minister by the Wesleyan Church, and attended the Global Leadership Summit. However, when I thought about the things that make up leaders, and specifically good leaders,
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