How you can become a better leader. What a generic title for a blog. Let me bust your leadership bubble—there is no such thing as the...

Culture is such an overused word. I like to give it a definition. Culture is “how we do things around here.” Bluntly stated, we need to...

“The harvest is plenty but the workers are few.” Far be it for me to disagree with scripture! However, at the ULC we have found in many...

Christians are often labeled judgmental. We’re often even judgmental about other Christians, even those within our own denomination. This...

Thanks for joining us for our last blog in this 2 part series on the 4 Disciplines of Execution. Be sure to check out part one, and part...

Welcome back! Last week’s blog was all about focusing on the WIG. If you missed that blog, hop over and check it out now! This week, we...

The 4 Disciplines of Execution, also known as 4DX®, was written by Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, Jim Huling, Scott Thele, and Beverly...

Easter changes everything. It is not cliché. It is true. Christ has been raised. By faith, you’ve been raised in Him. Death is dead. Sin...

Jesus is in between you and your problem. Jesus is in between you and your sin. Jesus is in between you and that person who gives you a...

The year is 2150, and the LCMS is gone… Almost… It’s Sunday morning and an old man walks into a beautiful sanctuary adorned with stained...

Life, over time, steals joy. Lent reminds us we’re dust and to dust we will return. Satan lies and leads us to despair. All is...

The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. I Timothy 3:1 I’m going to add two words...

Recently, I had a coffee date with a friend who happens to be a decade and a half younger than me. We sat catching up on life, school,...

Instructing the Flock & the Role of the Large Catechism

This probably seems like a duh question to you. You may answer it by saying, “Because Jesus said so. Because Jesus did so. Jesus...

Have you ever felt foolish? Have you ever felt ill-prepared for what you are called to do? Have you ever asked, “Who am I Lord, that you...

We have a global physical health crisis. We do not have a growing healthcare industry in the U.S.—it is a sick-care industry. We are...

Many Lutherans, especially educated Lutherans, embrace snark. Why? Martin Luther was snarky. His rhetoric was not particularly kind,...

Do you ever have those moments where you think, “I can’t believe I’ve been doing it for this long, and I just now learned that!” This...

Let’s be blunt. As a church leader, you know that financial support is essential for the ongoing ministry and operation of your church....