This personal growth plan process stems from my desire to develop and disciple young leaders who will serve as fifty-year warriors and not five-year wonders.
Category Archives Personal Growth
Mechanically living our Christianity as a series of events can eventually lead to becoming weary in well doing (Galatians 6:6-9). Evangelism, discipleship and spiritual growth should be more than events filling prescribed time slots; they should be a part of our personal DNA. Two of the greatest perils to ministry are; just going through the motions and just meeting expectations.…
Did you make New Year’s resolutions for 2021? Are you on track or have you decided to chunk them into the trash with the leftover pizza? Don’t get me wrong, I am not negative about this yearly “Resolution Ritual,” but I want to suggest a better approach. I wrote this blog a couple of years ago and it seemed to…
This is a guest post from one of my African American friends, Ade Oni. In light of the events in our Nation recently I believe it is a timely reminder of our priorities. I never thought I would see the day. A man walking into the Capitol building of The United States of America, draped with a rebel flag. Other…
(This is a guest post by Chris Pappalardo, Staff Writer/Editor for Summit Church. Chris recently shared these insights with our Summit Staff. I share them with his permission and I know you will appreciate his insights.) The best comparison I have to living through 2020 is the culture shock I experienced when I moved to Central Asia. “Culture shock” is…
After twenty years of Christianity I realized I was only acquainted with God. The dissatisfaction in my soul was overtaken by a longing to know Him more intimately. My quest began with a six-month study of the attributes of God. The initial study included reading a couple of books, studying scripture plus meditating on one attribute each day. An attribute…
Have you identified the choices necessary to be effective in life and leadership? If so, have you determined if they need to be? Do we make them once or multiple times? Is there a benchmark for Christian leaders to follow relative to these choices? Reading leadership or management books is beneficial but should never serve as the foundation for life…
During times of crisis or tragedy, something unique happens to our vision. Hard times or difficult events both tend to sharpen focus, demanding our attention. These moments, seasons or years seem to drown out superfluous noise, causing our vision to turn from those non-essentials of life to the things that matter. I don’t enjoy tragedy or crisis and don’t relish…
To say COVID 19 has affected our lives would be an understatement. Everything from our schedules, routines, inter-personal relationships, and, eating habits are all victims of this quarantine. There seem to be more questions than answers and most of us are asking some of the same questions. How long is this going to last?Am I buying stuff on Amazon to…
Maggie Baber is an Apprentice in our Summit Developing Ministry Leaders program. When she shared this content with me I asked if I could post it. I think you will appreciate it as well. We all have that drawer in our kitchen. We refer to ours affectionately as the junk drawer. If the drawer was completely empty today, it would…