Resurrection Overland Park launched as a new church a few years ago with a small staff team. The team did not include a person dedicated to student ministry. But, we had students! So, like many …

Approaching the holiday season, I’m thinking about families and their faith formation post-pandemic. In part, I’m thinking about my own family. Before the pandemic, it was just my wife, Claire, and me. In the middle …

No one likes to talk about a decline in engagement. I don’t. You don’t. No one at Meta (formerly known as Facebook), Twitter, SnapChat, TikTok, or the Church wants to talk about a decline in …

Before we launched Resurrection Overland Park more than 3 years ago, we spent several months planning and preparing. The primary purpose of the pre-launch phase was to build the culture of the church and send …

For many, this season of ministry feels like an uphill climb. Perhaps, like me, your calendar is overloaded. Maybe you’re discouraged by things in the news, or worship attendance at your church isn’t growing quickly …

We just wrapped up our 24th annual Leadership Institute, with church leaders from across the country gathering to invest in their own and in their teams’ leadership. One topic that permeated the entire conference was …

Do you employ empathy as a leader? I’ll admit, I can improve as an empathetic leader. Empathy is one quality I’m working to employ in my regular rhythms of life and leadership. Recently, I talked …

Sahar Hashemi, an award-winning entrepreneur, reminded me that we are all entrepreneurs. That’s a big word—entrepreneur. Whether you consider yourself an entrepreneur or not, it’s possible to unlock the startup mentality to help you drive …

I’ll be honest, I wasn’t a model student in my science classes. I was uninterested in dissecting dead frogs during biology. In chemistry, I “borrowed” notes from my classmates to make it through each experiment. …

I remember studying leaders from a young age. The first people I watched closely were teachers and pastors, even my parents. Later, I learned that no matter your industry, work, or experience, leaders come from …