John Ortberg’s The Me I Want To Be has a title that’s more deceptive than most. The book challenges the reader to become the best version of him or herself. Do not be deceived though. This book is not a rehash of self-help and prosperity gospel literature. Rather, Ortberg challenges the reader to become the […]
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“Your only job is to make your players better” – Tony Dungy I had an opportunity to read The Mentor Leader by Tony Dungy as part of my reading for seminary classes this summer. Randy Tweeten, who is the pastor of care ministries at the church I attend, suggested I read the book this spring. […]
View PostI had the opportunity to read Jim Collins’ latest book, Great by Choice, as part of my reading for the Leadership Summit class that I’m doing for my seminary work this summer. I’ve read many of Collins’ previous books, including Good to Great, Built to Last and How the Mighty Fall. Collins’ first book attempted […]
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Here’s a list of books that I’ve read so far in 2012.The date next to each book is the date that I completed the book. Books with asteriks next to them are books that I would recommend to others. My goal was to read 50 books in 2012. Apparently I’ve had more time than I […]
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Karine and I had the opportunity to take a once-in-a-lifetime 10-day trip to Oahu and Maui. Our little one is now 20-weeks along and it’s hard to know when we’ll have the opportunity to take another trip like this again. We had a fantastic time. Here are a few memories from our trip:
View PostI’ve started my last book for 2011. Here’s a complete list of what I’ve read this year: 01 – 1/1/2011 – Doing More Faster by David Cohen and Brad Feld 02 – 1/5/2011 – Never By Another Stock Again by David Gaffen 03 – 1/16/2011 – Sex Begins in the Kitchen by Kevin Leman 04 […]
View PostHere are the books that I’ve read in 2011: Doing More Faster, by David Cohen and Brad Feld* Never By Another Stock Again, by David Gaffen Sex Begins in the Kitchen, by Kevin Leman The E-Myth Revisited, by Michael Gerber Becoming an Externally Focused Church, by Rick Rusaw Why We Get Fat, by Gary Taubes* […]
View PostWhen I attended the Leadership Summit in 2009, I had the opportunity to hear from a number of great speakers, like Wess Stafford of Compassion International and Former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair. I had a fantastic time attending the summit and enjoyed great fellowship with other attendees. A few weeks after the conference, a […]
View PostDuring the last two days, I’ve had the opportunity to attend the Global Leadership Summit. The actual Summit is taking place in Chicago, but my home church, Central Baptist Church of Sioux Falls, has the opportunity to serve as a satellite location. This year, we’ve had more than 420 leaders come to the Summit from […]
View PostSeth Godin has written a number of books, but the one constantly clamored about among entrepreneurs online is the book Tribes. Godin spoke at the 2011 Leadership Summit and I had the opportunity to pick up a copy of the book. Tribes provides a model for leadership in any situation and organization. Godin spends much […]
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