Faith

Dear Friends, I am excited to share a new initiative with you. With my oldest son, Jacob, we have created a workshop retreat for men to help eradicate passivity and build a greater sense of purpose and calling. Too many men lead lives of quiet…

I am sure you have heard it said, “Feedback is the breakfast of champions,” right? Every Leader has an important responsibility to provide quality feedback to those they lead. Not just when it comes time to deliver the annual performance review. Feedback should be a…

Workhorses often wear blinders, small shields positioned near the eye to eliminate peripheral vision. Blinders are a prescribed blindness limiting the horse to only see straight ahead, which in turn makes it more productive and efficient in carrying out its duties. Every leader knows how…

This is the next article in the series on the book, From Christendom to Apostolic Mission. This week’s post is contributed by Matt Regitz who is a leadership coach with Divine Renovation Network. I grew up in a neighborhood Catholic Church on the edge of…

This is an updated article from November 2021 and the next in the series on the book, From Christendom to Apostolic Mission. “In a Christendom culture, the type of person who is brought forward to lead the Church is often the conflict-avoiding administrator rather than…

The recently published book From Christendom to Apostolic Mission could have been subtitled A Tale of Two Modes as it proposes shifting the Church into a new mode of mission, acknowledging that, “Christendom no longer exists” (Pope Francis). The actual subtitle, Pastoral Strategies for an Apostolic Age, illustrates why the book should…

This is the next article in the series on From Christendom to Apostolic Mission. After I finished my talk, a man walked up to me and said, “I feel like I need to refute everything you just said.” Surprised, I asked, “Oh, please tell me…

Thanks for your patience, this is my first post in several weeks. I had a great time away to be with family and enjoying a few weeks of vacation. Back at blogging now … In a recent conversation with Catholic leaders, I was surprised to…

Imagine that you attend the funeral of a friend and the following scene unfolds. After the body has been laid to rest and people gather in the widow’s home, a short program begins. Each of the deceased’s five children will share a few words about…