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Transformation ...
Moving ahead ...
Looking more like Christ ...
Helping others to live it out
Here's a few thoughts. 
Why lead a Coaching Seminar
I am gearing up for our Coaching Seminar called The Deep Dive. I am sold on the coach approach to leadership. Some of it is because of what I've learned. Some because I've seen the effect in others. It can be transformative. That's why I'm running The Deep Dive this...
The Best from my Regional Leader Prep
September 1st I add to my role in Nav Church Ministries. In addition to equipping pastors and churches I'll begin to lead the other Nav Staff in our four state region. As they asked me to consider the role I began my training for it. I has been a great learning...
Our Region by the Numbers
As I step into my new as the Regional Leader of the Great Lakes. Here's a way to look at our team. GLR by the numbers ... 4 States: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio 11 Navigator Reps 8 Nav Life Coaches 8 Church Disciplemaking Coaches 76 Churches being influenced 24...
What we are About
I love my job! It allows me to work with a highly skilled and thoughtful team, who have wonderful insights into our target audience. We walk alongside pastors, church leaders and congregations solving the most important work, the Great Command and the Great...
Expanding My Role
As I look forward to the fall, I will have new responsibilities with The Navigators. I have been asked to be the Regional Leader of the Great Lakes. Much of my role will remain the same. I will continue serving the eight pastors and the seven churches that I am...
In good company in disbelief
Not believing really is part of it. From the very start everyone struggled with thinking Easter was true. The disciples did not start there. Just look at where they were at immediately following Jesus' death. Luke 24 brings out disbelief in the closest of Jesus'...
Let’s give better thanks
Giving thanks many times isn't our first response to life. In Luke 17 ten folks benefitted and only one gave thanks to Jesus. That's not a great percentage ...ten percent. I hope that's not my percentage in my my life! So to counter this tendency here's some good...
Next Steps in Coaching
Coaching helps develop leaders, helps folks take action, helps people think well about their life. I've personally benefitted and have thoroughly enjoyed watching my clients take bold new steps. Here's a few ways The Navs can help you learn how to help others more...
Why I like Life Coaching
One of the very fun parts of my week is the opportunity to walk with others in our Life Coaching process. I am grateful for the fantastic training I've received in the Navs. A lot of people use the word "coaching" to mean a variety of things. Let explain what we mean...
My Ten Year Mission
I'm excited to consider what could be done in the next ten years. As I've moved through my first years with The Navigators I've learned even more what I am to do. At first, I was learning new skills of the ministry. It then moved to understanding what are the building...
Our 3 year Disciplemaking process
Can a disciplemaking culture be formed in a congregation? Can a church become a place where disciples are made and continually being made? That is what The Navigators have been working at this process for almost 50 years. In the "Growing Intentional Disciplemaking...
What’s My Mission
As I've moved through my years with The Navigators it has become clearer what I am to do. It has been energizing to consider how I am to accomplish the vision. It's taken the accumulation of experiences, training and time to consider to add clarity to these things. We...
The spiritual discipline I didn’t like
I remember when I was living in Charleston hearing about a someone journaling. I thought that sounds so awful, like a writing in a diary. I was reminded little book with a locket that I would write everything from the day. Today I ..._____. Yuck. It just didn't sound...
Meditation insight from Shelton
This morning I was leading a monthly video conference with two churches in Shelton, CT. We were focusing on the seventh chapter in The Ways of the Alongsider. The question we proposed was, "How do we love and live the Scriptures?" Dawson Trotman years ago used the...
My Ten
Click here for the ten churches I'm serving! State of the Ministry Jan2016
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