Leadership

I had the great opportunity to spend a few days at a church conference called The Sticks with a few of our leaders from Cornerstone. This conference is different in that it is geared towards churches in small towns. I’ve been to a lot of different conferences and seminars over the years, but this one had to be one of the best

A friend asked me last week about how we have structured Cornerstone for ministry. He was curious about how we do meetings and committees, and I realized that I haven’t really blogged about our structure much. So here’s a quick overview of our leadership structure. Teams Not Committees We don’t believe in committees. When you mention the word committee, most

I’m officially a student again! I started taking classes this week through Liberty University Online. About 8 years ago I started taking classes for my Master’s degree through Liberty’s online seminary. At the time I was working a full-time engineering job, doing part-time youth ministry, and raising a young family. I took a few classes, but I found I had

I’m excited about this leadership event that will be hosted in our community. Over the last few months, I have been involved in the planning stages of bringing this event to Galax.  It has been a collaboration between local business leaders, local church leaders, and the Crossroads Institute. The Chick-Fil-A Leadercast is a one-day leadership simulcast that features great leadership

I want to talk about something that is incredibly frustrating to me. There are far too many Christians who think their job is to be on the sidelines as a referee instead of on the playing field. I deleted a comment on my blog by someone who thought it was their job to tell the world how all the pastors at the

It seems like there are more Christian conferences every year. Leadership conferences, conferences for small churches, conferences for creatives, conferences for staff, and conferences for every topic you can think of.  I have decided to skip some of the big ones this year, but there is one conference that I just couldn’t pass up. The Newspring Leadership Conference is this

Sweet Tea is my weakness. I could easily lose 10 pounds in a month if I just quit drinking the sugar filled stuff. So when I’m dining out, I usually have to warn the  server that I’ll be consuming huge amounts. But I have noticed something in most restaurants that drives me crazy.  In restaurants where the servers don’t share tips, it is almost impossible

I shared the story last week in church about a conversation I overheard between my son and my nephew last year.  Boys typically think that their dads can do anything, and this conversation was no exception. They were talking about all the things their dads could do when my nephew Todd shared that his dad was a chef at a

At the Unleash Conference yesterday, which was absolutely amazing, the team at NewSpring announced a new one-day leadership conference this fall. Mark your calendars for September 16th and make plans to drive down to Anderson, South Carolina. They’ve lined up an awesome group of pastors who are passionate about sharing the gospel.  Can you imagine hearing from Francis Chan, Mark

Over the past several years, I have had the opportunity to help organize several community church events and help with several others. It’s not always easy, but I want to be part of a church that takes the prayer of Jesus in John 17 seriously. That we would be one. Our church wants to be a resource to other churches

I read a great leadership post by Mac Lake this week and he made the statement: “Spiritual leadership isn’t just about accomplishing God given results, it’s also about caring for the souls of those we lead along the way.” And then while reading through John Ortberg’s latest book, The Me I Want to Be: Becoming God’s Best Version of You,