by Alan Briggs | Jul 20, 2019 | Church, City, Family, Neighborhood
“How do I find time to write?” Every aspiring writer is asking this question. But every serial writer (those who have written over an extended time) has figured out how to write regularly. Writers find the time to write. It’s pretty simple, but it’s not easy. Could...
by Eric Sanford | Jul 16, 2019 | Church, City, Neighborhood
If you do an internet search for New Year’s Resolutions you will find thousands of articles on the best resolutions. Sadly, less than one month after resolutions are made 75% are broken and less than 10% of people see them to completion. They give up because of unmet...
by Jonathan Collier | May 1, 2019 | Church, City
My reflections on The Phoenix Fill-Up A guest post from Aaron Shamp When was the last time you really felt spoiled? If you’re a ministry leader you likely haven’t experienced it in a while. We spend our days and months blessing others and being...
by Zach Meerkreebs | Apr 16, 2019 | Church, City
A leader once told me “every great fall is preceded by a series of small missteps.” These words became real to me as I saw four of the pastors on our staff experience moral failures in the first two years of vocational ministry. They all exited the ministry. I...
by Alan Briggs | Apr 2, 2019 | Church, City
Let me guess; you admire a leader and want to get together with them to “pick their brain”. You want to extract their best info, insider secrets and tips on how to get where they are. It’s a sound plan, but here’s the problem; dozens of others want to pick their brain...
by Alan Briggs | Mar 26, 2019 | Church, City, Neighborhood
I recently read this for a friend at his book release party… There are few art forms lonelier than writing a book. Writing a book is a marathon on a cold, dark night. You can see your breath and your feet slide across the ice from time to time. Your light grows...
