Personal Responsibility

Personal Responsibility

by | Jun 4, 2019 | Articles, Resources, Theology of Work

Personal responsibility. It’s not a terribly fun phrase, quite frankly, because it requires so much of me. Personal responsibility means that I am responsible for how I react and respond to every situation I encounter. Yet we are masters at shirking our...
Owning It

Owning It

by | Apr 16, 2019 | Articles, Resources, Theology of Work

“Something happens when you feel ownership. You no longer act like a spectator or consumer, because you’re an owner. Faith is at its best when it’s that way too. It’s best lived when it’s owned.” -Bob Goff Earlier in the day, I had spoken to a group of ministers about...
The Joy of Work

The Joy of Work

by | Jun 7, 2018 | Articles, Resources, Theology of Work

I recently completed a team building exercise that I have facilitated many times but this particular time it felt different. As I posed the usual questions to the team, like always, I shared my answers also. Q. What is something that no one in the room knows about...
Flashes of Brilliance

Flashes of Brilliance

by | May 3, 2018 | Articles, Resources, Theology of Work

Did you know that until this year, Indiana was only one of three states that did not have a state insect? That changed this March when Indiana Governor Holcomb signed Senate Bill 236 into law making the Say’s Firefly Indiana’s state insect. For me, fireflies stir up...
When Leaders Don’t Lead Well

When Leaders Don’t Lead Well

by | Apr 10, 2018 | Articles, Resources, Theology of Work

I would suspect we have all had an instance of working for or alongside a leader who didn’t lead well. Given no one is perfect, I suspect it happens more often than not. So, what is one to do when your leader doesn’t lead well? Here are a few options: Create an exit...