We must stop trying to go it alone.

God observed at creation that it is not good for humans to be alone (Genesis 2:18).  And we observe this in our own lives. And yet too often when it comes to our own need for healing and help, we choose to go it alone.  We experience pain, and at the moment we most need [...]

mambo sawa sawa

I just returned from Nairobi, Kenya, where I spent time training the pastors and management staff of Mission of Hope International.  They believed I was there to teach them. I knew I was there to learn. And I did.  Here are two lessons, gifts really, I was given and am still processing…

“my nearest machinery for sacred service”

This week I’m in Kenya teaching my course, Self-Care and Self-Leadership in Pastoral Ministry, to the pastors and staff of Mission of Hope International. Here’s a small excerpt…

Returning to Kenya

  I’m excited about my upcoming return mission to Kenya.  The Lord has opened a door of opportunity for me to further the work we began last January. I and a team from my church will again minister to residents of one of the worst slums on the planet, the Mathare Valley of Nairobi.

Book Review: Going Deep by Gordon MacDonald

How can church leaders proactively develop mature followers of Christ who are well-equipped to lead the church into the future? This is a question I spend my days and nights seeking to answer, and one Gordon MacDonald attempts to answer in this book. He summarizes his motivation to write Going Deep in its preface: