Author: Scott Gress

It’s now the fourth week in January. Have you given up on your goals for 2017 or are you “all in?” In poker, going all in is risking it all. You are betting all your chips. There is no holding

It’s safe to be a leader and talk in the theoretical. It is safe to talk about the blue sky dreams, the far reaching ideas. It’s even safe to talk about what could be or should be or might be

Last week we explored what might be getting in the way of you growing as a leader for 2017. Then we listed a false assumption that you may be thinking that you weren’t born to be a leader. The truth is

What might be getting in the way? Do you think you weren’t born to be a leader? It’s true that we are all born with a certain capacity for taking on responsibility. One becomes a leader when they say, “someone

Last week I tweeted, “What can you do to upgrade your Christmas service plans to more intentionally engage members and love visitors so more grow closer to Jesus?” You only get one chance to make a first impression. Perhaps for

You always have a choice. Always. Sometimes we might not like our choices. Sometimes we might not see any options. Yet the truth is that there is always a choice. What is needed is some sharp thinking to cut through

Jesus said, “So in everything, do to others what you would  have them do to you, for this sums up the  law and the prophets” Matthew 7:12. Or to put it another way, “would you follow you?” If you are looking for

Luther: He filled the vacuum of his time. What about ours? As I write this I am above the Atlantic ocean, flying back home from the land of Luther. As I visited the Luther sites at Eisleben, Erfurt, Wartburg, Worms,