Interviews

Megan Fate Marshman: Everyday Grace

While influence tends to want to go upwards and grow to the right, I am fighting to go down to the left, and it takes a lot of intentionality.

Nirup Alphonse: It Starts With Hospitality

The point of hospitality is not to entertain; it is to tell a better story and invite people into the story of God. That's what people need. That's what they're longing for. They want to be a part of that story. And that story is transforming. That story is eternal. That story is enduring. That story is faithful.

Gene Appel: Do Less Ministry; Reach More People

None of the programs at our church were bad in and of themselves. The volume of it just prevented us from being focused on building relationships with those who are far from God. So, we had to do less ministry to reach more people. It sounds funny, but people had to be trained in how to do life with nonbelievers or people spiritually disinterested.

Alan Fadling: Becoming an Unhurried Leader

“I wouldn’t say an unhurried leader gets more stuff done, just better stuff done.”

Claude Alexander: One-Degree Shifts

“My sabbatical allowed me to see that the church belongs to God, not me.”

Craig C. Hill: Servant of All

“The quest for status is not a fuel for a lifetime of ministry.”

Brian Zahnd: Water to Wine

“Salvation is best understood as a kind of belonging. I can’t work out my salvation alone.”

Ian Morgan Cron: The Road Back to You

“Studies show that the No. 1 predictor of success is self-awareness.”

Rob Ketterling: Front-Row Leadership

“God made me aware that simply pointing out problems is a cheap gift.”

Clay Scroggins: Leading When You Lack Authority

“I thought if I’d just had more authority to be able to call the shots, then I could have been a better leader. And that’s a lie.”

Clay Scroggins: Leveraging Influence When You’re Not in Charge

"Positivity is an option for every kind of personality. Each of us can choose to see the hope and potential in every situation."