You cannot be a great leader without first understanding motherhood and fatherhood. I love making statements that are provoking, and sometimes even painfully provoking. My intention is not to bring pain but to hit on the truth. I believe the statement above is painfully true and I hope it will[…]
The Father-Heart of Leadership
You can’t understand leadership without first understanding fatherhood. The new paradigm of leadership in our mission is going from leading an organization to now leading a family; families with children, grand-children, nieces and nephews, and son and daughter-in-laws. You don’t need to see movies like “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” to[…]
Scratches and Scars
What is it that touches us deeply? We can have great careers and lovely ministries but what is really reaching us on a personal level? I am a family man and have a wonderful wife and four great boys. My home is my sanctuary and my family is my first[…]
Inclusive or exclusive? Leadership that makes a difference
I have often found that some organizations build teams easily and others never seem to get things off the ground. Of course there are many variables to this- for example, vision, culture and communication are three of the biggest reasons why things flourish within an organization or why they fail. […]
Walking the Talk – Essential Criteria for Appointing Leaders
I have been in missions for two decades now and during this time I have seen amazing things in Romania and the Balkans. I have seen my own organization grow from a hand-full of people to a sustainable and still growing team serving in Constanta. This summer we housed 200[…]