LEADERSHIP RESOURCES
The Discomfort Zone
By Martijn van Tilborgh
What if the very idea of a “comfort zone” is the greatest adversary of growth? What if the safety zone, the tried-and-true business strategies and the rinse-and-repeat formula...
The Promise in Pain
By Gary Lewis
In 2021, the year of my accident, 966 bicyclists died in crashes with motor vehicles in the United States—a slight increase over the 948 fatalities recorded during the pandemic season o...
The Flourishing Factor
By Dr. Wayne Hammond
A Gallup survey of people at work focused on employee engagement, measured by the level of involvement and enthusiasm. The study found that only 23% of employees across the globe...
When a Leader Falls: Why Does His Team Circle the Wagons?
By Phil Cooke
I worked as a prosecutor watching Catholic priests charged with sex abuse and saw firsthand how the “circle the wagons” mentality revictimized the innocent, coddled the guilty, and made...
Designed by the Decade
By LaShawn Davis
Often, when we hear the word “vision,” our minds automatically translate it into mere goals or ambitions. Some might even think it’s just a fleeting daydream, a whimsical moment in w...
A Time to Speak
By Phil Cooke
No matter how small, when a crisis starts brewing in a business, organization or church, when is the best time to intervene? Now. At that moment. And quickly. A crisis has a way of esca...
Chaos and Catharsis
By Ken Walker
Steve Robinson never expected to hit the wall. When he did in 2010, it left him shell-shocked and reduced to a puddle of tears. He doubted he could continue meeting the demands of a meg...
High Capacity
By Ken Walker
January 14, 2024, marked a historic day in Union Church’s history. For the first time, Sunday attendance at the multisite church 35 miles northeast of Washington, D.C., topped 10,000. H...
Level Up
By Chris Pace
“You’re full of potential!”
I’m sure you’ve heard these words spoken over you before. Perhaps it was from a parent, a teacher or a coach. These words are encouraging when you’re young ...
Degrees of Disruption
By Ken Walker
While its sanctuary seats 3,000 and hundreds more flow through three buildings each week on its 40-acre campus, Visalia First Assembly of God doesn’t look like a traditional Bible schoo...
