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Teaching Leadership here at Western, I have amassed numerous books written to inspire success and greatness. Among them are Good to Great, Stand Out, Serial Winner, How Successful People Think, and...
View ArticleMinistry Highlight: The Verity Fellowship
As a woman called to teach the Word, I’m often looking for ministries or resources that better equip me to teach women. When I discover a good resource or get to be a part of a ministry that helps...
View Article3 Ways Jesus’ Priestly Work Destroys Soul-Fatigue
By Whitney Woollard A pastor once told me that in his twenties he couldn’t fathom how his friends fell into moral failure or quit vocational ministry. But now, in his fifties, he understands the...
View ArticleThe Pastoral Leadership Void
Every pastor has that one shelf that’s filled with leadership books. I’ve got about 20 different books, both secular and church-focused, all devoted to helping me become a better leader. I’ve read...
View ArticleTHE TRUTH ABOUT LEADERSHIP
Teaching courses in leadership, as well as writing a book on global leadership, these days I have been especially attuned to books on the subject. Of course, there is no end to books on leadership. In...
View Article5 Reasons Not to Preach About Current Events
The hardest part of pastoral leadership for me is saying no. I’m a people pleaser, so when people ask me for something my initial response is to just give it to them. But sometimes people ask for...
View ArticleMinistry Transitions
Last summer, I watched the movie, “The Last Word.” Shirley MacLaine plays the character, Harriet Lauler. She lives in comfortable isolation, friendless and alone. She is aware that death is closing in...
View ArticleBecoming an Irrelevant Leader
It’s the Sabbath, an opportunity to come up for air. Perhaps you are finding the same need. You have been deep in a project that has begun to consume your life. I’ve been steep into writing a book on...
View ArticleOur Faceless Age
Maybe you have heard of Jordan Peterson. I was not aware of this Canadian psychologist until I read Peggy Noonan’s recent column, “Who’s Afraid of Jordan Peterson?” So now I am reading his 12 Rules for...
View ArticleThe Most Important Question (in 40 Years of Teaching)
At the end of July, I will complete forty years of teaching at Western Seminary and transition into a new phase of life commonly known as “retirement.” I don’t like that word and prefer to think of...
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