Social Leadership

Last week I was greatly humbled by blogger and thinker Julian Stodd when Julian wrote and reflected in “Who is Timothy?” Julian and I have never met in person, but are connected through social media. I have found much of Julian’s thoughts, reflections and questions over the past couple of years thought provoking and helpful for my own thought. So, thank you Julian for last … Continue reading Social Leadership

Earth Day, Creation Care & Stewardship

Last week I shared some introductory thoughts on the topic of creation care and environmental stewardship on the COMPASS blog as part of their April series. What follows is a sample of that post.  Psalm 24 begins, “The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it.” (NRSV) This claim has great implications for our understanding … Continue reading Earth Day, Creation Care & Stewardship

March 24th- #Follow #lent2015

During the season of Lent, I will be sharing a short post each day as part of the Lent-Photo-a-Day Journey, providing a sort of brief reflection and witness through the journey to and through the cross, to the tomb, and out into the world.   The word designated for March 24th is “Follow.” “My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me.” – … Continue reading March 24th- #Follow #lent2015

Millennial Mondays- A desire to be part of purpose-driven companies

Beginning today, I am going to try something a little new on the blog. Each Monday I am going to share one resource, link, thought or question related to Millennials.  Each Tuesday I include a section on Millennial related thoughts and questions in the weekly edition of the links. In the past I have also had posts which shared thoughts and questions about Millennials related … Continue reading Millennial Mondays- A desire to be part of purpose-driven companies

March 21st- #Serve #lent2015

During the season of Lent, I will be sharing a short post each day as part of the Lent-Photo-a-Day Journey, providing a sort of brief reflection and witness through the journey to and through the cross, to the tomb, and out into the world. The word designated for March 21st is “Serve.” How do you picture service? Do you view your vocations and professions as … Continue reading March 21st- #Serve #lent2015

This Week’s Links

Tuesday on the blog means that I get to share some of what I have seen and found interesting over the past week. To help make sense of all these links, I have grouped them in the following categories: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Millennials; Neighbor Love; Social Media & Blogging; Stewardship; Vocation; Worship and Miscellaneous. I hope … Continue reading This Week’s Links

This Week’s Links

Tuesday on the blog means that I get to share some of what I have seen and found interesting over the past week with all of you. To help make sense of all these thought-provoking pieces, I have grouped them by topics, which are: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Millennials; Neighbor Love; Social Media & Blogging; Stewardship; Vocation; … Continue reading This Week’s Links

Three Questions to Break the Ice

I have been helping a friend and colleague plan a series of conversations and workshops recently. As part of this experience, we have been sharing questions with others that we hope to help open the conversation and “break the ice.” Among these questions, we have landed on three in particular that we have found to be helpful. 1) If time or money weren’t an issue, … Continue reading Three Questions to Break the Ice

This Week’s Links

Tuesday on the blog means that I get to share some of what I have read and found interesting over the past week with all of you. To help make sense out of everything, I break all of these links into categories. To this end, this week’s topic categories are: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Millennials; Neighbor Love; … Continue reading This Week’s Links

This Week’s Links

Tuesday on the blog means that it is time to share some of what I have found interesting and thought provoking over the past week with all of you. (This week’s edition actually covers the last two weeks, so I hope you enjoy this expanded version.) This week’s topic categories are: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Millennials; Neighbor … Continue reading This Week’s Links