Three of my children are African-American.
Before they entered my life, I did not fully understand.
Now when I see the news, their faces always flash through my mind.
It could be MY son or MY daughter.
It's personal.
None of us wi...
Our church start-up just turned three months old and already has been attracting a number of young men who want to learn the ropes of church leadership in hopes of one day entering full-time ministry. Adam and I love pouring into these ...
I love church planters, partly because it's the drumbeat of the New Testament, and partly because I'm part of the tribe.
In 2010, I'm proud that Colwood supported Acts29 planter Jason Martin of The Journey in Austell, GA. Jason is...
Marines get stuff done.
They face impossible missions yet always prevail.
2 Timothy 2:1-6 tells leaders to think like a marine.
During a recent Fearless Leadership Coaching Session, I shared 8 Leadership Lessons from the Marin...
I got Josh Allen's voicemail around noon on Saturday:
"Um, Hey Jon, it's Josh. I just heard that Catalyst is the front page story in today's Akron Beacon-Journal. Big color picture and everything! Did you know we were going to be fr...
I've always enjoyed Palm Sunday. Nothing compares with seeing the looks on kids' faces as they wave their palm branches at church. For fun, I looked at the pix of Josiah with his palm branch last year (2008):
Compare this with today's...
