Book Review – The Truth about Employee Engagement, by Patrick Lencioni

Patrick Lencioni, in his typical fable-style, demonstrates would-be real life application of principles which apply to organizations across sectors, cultures and contexts. Employee Engagement, as a concept, is a focal point on the rise these days, and for good reason. Following the fictional character, Brian Bailey, through three organizational moves, the reader gets to witness… Read More Book Review – The Truth about Employee Engagement, by Patrick Lencioni

September 10, 2018September 9, 2018 Chad W. JohnstonLeave a comment

3 Essential Aspects of Healthy Organizations

Every leader wants to make his or her organization healthier. Organizational health leads to increased profits, attendance, scalability, effectiveness and success. In short, it helps you complete your mission – the “why” behind what you set out to do when you launched or took the reigns from your predecessor. It’s at the top of the… Read More 3 Essential Aspects of Healthy Organizations

August 20, 2018August 18, 2018 Chad W. JohnstonLeave a comment

Book Review – Reset: Living a Grace-Paced Life in a Burnout Culture, by David Murray

Written specifically to pastors, this book on personal maintenance and care is applicable to any worker, at any level, in any organization. While pastoring, I would often recommend people see professional counselors, whether for personal issues or for the sake of their marriage. Those who were not in obvious emergency-room-status would look at me like… Read More Book Review – Reset: Living a Grace-Paced Life in a Burnout Culture, by David Murray

August 17, 2018 Chad W. JohnstonLeave a comment

The 6 Major Community Anchor Points

Just about every church and pastor I know wants to engage in mission. Some focus a majority of their efforts overseas, where unreached people abound, and others put the emphasis on their own “Jerusalem”; the back yards in which they play. Effective mission, perhaps, involves both (Acts 1:8). One thing that many would agree upon… Read More The 6 Major Community Anchor Points

July 5, 2018 Chad W. JohnstonLeave a comment

When life hits you – absorb, don’t react

Picture it for a second. You’re in a boxing ring, or a street fight. Your opponent is throwing blows. Face, chest, gut punches. You dodge, hang a few yourself, but your opponent is bigger, stronger, faster. He’s got the upper hand and you know it. You try to stay in the fight, but every connection… Read More When life hits you – absorb, don’t react

July 3, 2018 Chad W. Johnston4 Comments

Thoughts on Short Term Mission Trips

Today, I wanted to offer some thoughts on the efficacy of short term mission trips. You may be aware that over the years, the idea of short term mission trips have become somewhat of a controversial topic of contention. The reasons for this are varied, but they generally seem to orbit around the trip-takers doing… Read More Thoughts on Short Term Mission Trips

June 19, 2018 Chad W. Johnston1 Comment

The Missionary God of John 3:16

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life” (ESV) The Extent of God’s Love – “For God so loved” Whenever I’ve preached or taught on this verse, I’ve always pointed out the debate on the use of the word… Read More The Missionary God of John 3:16

June 14, 2018 Chad W. Johnston1 Comment