Catalyst Articles

As leaders, we have undoubtedly been in countless worship services, workshops, seminars and classrooms. However, the styles of communication that we encounter are often not as countless as our settings. We must be prayerful not only about our content, but also about our context and how each can best be reached.

We are at a crossroads of leadership in the US, and ultimately around the world. In fact, I believe we have a leadership crisis in our country. And based on the research we did in partnership with The Barna Group for the book, the survey and data would validate that assumption. We currently have a dearth of leadership in our country. In general, we trust our leaders less today than we have in the past. There is a lot at stake.

We find rest when we find our security in Jesus, not in our fame or success. Self-promotion is exhausting. Competition and comparison are a waste of energy. We should rejoice in the accomplishments of others rather than feeling intimidated by them.

I believe that calling is for each of us. Men and women. But it’s not an abstract job description that floats in the sky, waiting to land one the most unsuspecting head. It’s not a stay at home calling, corporate ladder calling, boardroom calling or a church staff calling. It’s a posture.

Speakers who have mastered the art of movement, don’t make a bunch of points.  They make one really sticky point.  A point that’s been crafted, honed, prayed over, thought through and intentionally designed to bump into the audience’s felt need.

Great questions are often the keys that unlock possibilities for human advancement. How much better would our lives be—how much more fulfilling—if we developed a habit of inquiry? If we switched off our minds’ autopilot and instead raised the antennae?