No one ever promised that managing self would be easy. This is definitely no exception. We have heard it said many times, "God gave you one mouth and two ears so you can listen twice as much as you talk."…
Managing Me… Be Grateful
Gratitude is something that gets so easily consumed in life. It is far too easy to see what we don't have and miss the joy of what we do. This is true for people as well as things and resources.…
Managing Me… Humility
One of the earliest lessons that needs to be learned in leadership is humility. The sooner this happens, the less painful it is and yet the more effective it is. How many times have we seen a leader rise to…
Here’s Why… Pass On
The final step in our ministry structure is not really the last step. It is a new beginning. A new beginning of purpose and life. Our four-part strategy Plug In, Charge Up, Live out, Pass on is a circular one.…
Managing… Me
I readily admit I can be a hothead. I have a temper. It has gotten me into trouble more than once in my life for sure. I am also a control freak. Trust me, these two attributes do not play…
Here’s Why… Live Out
Have you ever heard it said of a church, "it just wasn't meeting my needs..."? I have. It's been said to me by someone leaving a church I was the pastor. While the pastor and leadership of a church should…
Here’s Why …. Charge Up 2
In last week's post, I gave an overview of why we have small groups and our goals for them. It is in small groups that we Charge Up our life to grow in knowledge of Christ. A good small group…
Here’s Why… Charge Up
In our pursuit to know Christ and make Him known, we are aware that knowing Christ is a life-long process of growth. It takes more than one message/sermon a week to accomplish this. The main responsibility for a person growing in…
Here’s Why… Plug In
In our structure here at CapCity we have a simple 4-step plan to help people move through their journey with Christ. That journey starts for most people at one of our worship experiences. We call this the "Plug In" step.…
Ministry vs. People
"We don't use people to get ministry done, we use ministry to get people done."
Here’s Why….
So often we get caught up in what we are doing that we don't stop and ask "Why?" Why do we do it that way? Why are we doing that thing at all? Why are we structured this way? I…
Setting the tone
One of the things that seems overlooked in leadership teachings, seminars, and books is environment. Not "the" environment as far as nature, climate change, etc. I mean culture, tone, experience, feel, the intangibles of all interactions and what it's like…
No one is immune…
Leaders have a huge responsibility: not just in what they lead, but in how they live. 20 years ago, we were led to believe by many in media that what a leader does in private does not matter. However, we…
Thoughts from Gays and God
We constantly have to ask ourselves a question. It is not the only such question we have to ask regularly, but it is a question we need to ask: "is it better to be known by what we are for…
Responsibility of Preaching
Anytime someone steps up in front of a group of people to speak, there is a certain sense of authority and gravitas given to that person. In the case of someone who is stepping up to present the Word of…
