Do You Hear What I Hear? “If then I do not grasp the meaning of what someone is saying, I am a foreigner to the speaker, and he is a foreigner to me.” 1 Corinthians 14: 11 One of the most important skills that a leader must develop … Continue reading
Ignore God at Your Own Peril! There are many people today who believe that God does not exist. According to Geroge Barna Research, the number of atheists in America has grown to almost 25% of the population (The State of the Church Series, 2011). And there are others who … Continue reading
Barry Reaches 100 Mission Trips! My recent trip to Seoul, Korea with Kim was my 100th mission trip!! It’s hard to believe that God has enabled me to serve him in mission for that many trips over the past 18 years. That averages out to about 5.5 mission trips … Continue reading
Acts 29 – The Balkans “Gaining a Foothold for Christ!” Recently Kim and I had the privilege of teaching our Management for Church Leaders™ training in two Balkan countries – Albania & Kosovo. What we discovered was a church hungry for leadership and management training and eager to learn … Continue reading
About Our Training… We recently reached out to an international expert in leadership training for help and input on our Management for Church Leaders™ (MCL) training manual. Anne Manning is the Chief Learning Officer for a training organization called Achieve Global India and has 25 years of experience training … Continue reading
Oh Lord, It’s Hard to be Humble… Back in the 1980’s, singer-songwriter Mac Davis wrote a song entitled, “It’s Hard to be Humble.” It was a tongue-in-cheek look at how popularity and good looks could go to one’s head. As I survey the landscape of America today it would … Continue reading
Is It Time For a Change? Someone once said that the only thing that never changes is change itself. It seems that everything is changing all the time. Just when you get into a routine, something changes that causes us to alter our plans and schedules. Change is inevitable. … Continue reading
FaithLife Ministries is Building a Training Network! Last November we announced that we have adopted a new strategy for disseminating our training around the world. Our vision of seeing our Management for Church Leaders™ training (MCL) reach 100 nations globally remains our goal, but we are now focusing on … Continue reading
God Wants Our Obedience, Not Our Accomplishments! “Blessed are those who hear the Word of God and obey it.” – Luke 11:28 In July 1976, Israeli commandos made a daring raid at an airport in Entebbe, Uganda, in which 103 Jewish hostages were freed. In less than 15 minutes, … Continue reading
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6 It’s often said that life is nothing more than a series of choices. We make decisions every day and every … Continue reading