I don’t know about you but sometimes I forget why I got into this in the first place. Sometimes I find I can lose my way and get focused on the wrong things. Sometimes it just seems like we are busy being busy and have forgotten the business we’re actually in! Ever felt that way?! Fortunately there are other times too though… Times where I can imagine and see a different reality, a church that is growing people into mature followers of Jesus and truly experiencing the power o

Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God (be transforming). You'll be changed from the inside out. (Romans 12:2; The Message) In the classic movie, The Wizard of Oz, a sweet (albeit naïve) Dorothy experiences a tornado of change and all she knows is where she isn’t… Kansas! The Canadian culture and church have gone through a tornado of change and sometimes all we know is where we are not… “Kan

There’s an Executive Headhunter out there who has a unique style when it comes to finding and recruiting corporate executives for large firms. The first thing he likes to do when he's conducting the interview is disarm the potential recruit: "I offer him a drink, take off my coat, undo my tie, throw my feet up on the desk and talk about Baseball, Football, Family, whatever the case may be – until he’s all relaxed. Then, when I think I’ve got him relaxed, I lean over and I loo