How to Become a Dream Disciple of Jesus
The Mission: Following Jesus as we live out God’s story every day, everywhere. Ephesians 2:10 If you’ve been following the mission re-alignment at Grace, you are familiar with the concept of the Dream Disciple, which consists of 4 roles: Compassionate Storyteller...
A Lesson in Lifelong Learning
One of the most interesting and promising areas of study concerning Alzheimer’s disease is the so-called Nun Study. Epidemiologist, David Snowden, began studying the memory and cognitive abilities of the School Sisters of Notre Dame in the mid-1980s. This population...
The Blueprint for a Culture of Purpose
Recently, I attended GLI’s Leadership One Day and for the breakout session I decided to attend a speaker I hadn’t previously heard. Doug Bierer, owner of DBC, offered his thoughts during a session entitled “Biblical Blueprint for a Culture of Purpose”. He began with...
How to Read and Interpret the Bible – Dr. Chris Ansberry – GLI Course Review
Last week I finished a six-week course at Grace Leadership Institute entitled “How to Read and Interpret the Bible” taught by Dr. Chris Ansberry of Grove City College. It began as a whimsical suggestion to my church LifeGroup, what if we take a break from our typical...
8 Ugly Outcomes of Insecure Leadership
What is Insecurity? Insecurity is an overall sense of uncertainty or anxiety about your worth, abilities, skills, and even value as a person. It is often marked by things like an overriding feeling of inadequacy. A lack of self-confidence, self-esteem, and self-worth....
An Inside Look at TCL104: Key Skills for Today’s Church Leader
As another year came to end at GLI, the learning never stopped. GLI closed out it’s 2023 academic program with the TCL104: Key Skills for Today's Church Leader Class taught by Pastor Derek Sanford. The content teaching was augmented by local experts in their field...
5 Things Every Christian Leader Should be Doing
The following list does not represent things I’ve learned as a Christian leader. I myself identify less as a Christian leader but more as an occasionally critical observer of leadership in the church. This list instead represents what I have learned as an observer of...
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The Wolf You Feed [How to Lead Well]
We’re taught early in school to pay extra attention to the things the teacher repeats or writes on the board. I’ve learned as an adult that the lesson still applies. When an idea or topic repeats multiple times from multiple sources, I’d better pay attention....
A Glimpse Inside GLI’s Christian Leadership Certificate Program
Interview at Grace Leadership Institute with Art Bartelson, a recent GLI Christian Leadership Certificate program graduate. JL: Art, What prompted you to want to take the Leadership Certificate courses? AB: Well, being a leader in my church, I always like to learn...
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You Are a Theologian! [Will You Be a Good One or a Bad One?]
“Wait,” you say, “how dare you accuse me of such a thing? I’m not a minister, I never went to seminary, heck, I barely even read my bible.” All those things may be true, but you are still a theologian. Let me explain. First, let’s establish what theology is. What is...