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I’d like to believe that a majority of people go into pastoral ministry with sincerity to help people and good intentions. Many of them with a sense of calling from God as far as they understand. The reality with pastoring involves a...
I’ve been stewing on this topic in recent months, especially when it’s surfaced in my conversations with pastors and church leaders. The topic revolves around the dissonance between what’s taught about leadership versus what it actually takes to become a better leader....
Isolation and shame are at an all time high. The challenges of mental illness and everyday life can be overwhelming for people you care about. David Dicken, of Make Someone Great Today, is a crisis counselor, and he’s now available as a...
Working in the church context comes with a unique dynamic with employment, job transitions, and staffing. By contrast, in most other professional jobs, someone can submit a 2-week notice to resign from a job and go to another job. Etiquette expert Peggy...
The format that has endured decades of television viewers is the talk show. For whatever reasons, these kinds of shows remain popular with sizable audiences. Most of the talk show format have a single host (the likes of Oprah, Jimmy Fallon, Ellen,...
Adrian Pei recently authored a book and InterVarsity Press published it. The title is “The Minority Experience: Navigating Emotional and Organizational Realities” — watch this video to hear Adrian Pei tell about bringing his organizational development experiences together with his researching of...
Update: Please see the Enlighten website for the latest information, at enlightenmentalhealth.org/seminar Also watch videos from the 2018 Enlighten mental health seminar (info below kept online for historical reason)
The movie, Crazy Rich Asians, has given Asian Americans something to talk about. I think it has generated more conversations than most other movies that come from Hollywood for all kinds of reasons. In my book, er, on my blog, that’s a...
