Patti Bieber, Mom of teen sensation Justin Bieber, shares her take on how God is directing her son’s career.
Justin Bieber’s Mom Shares Her Sense of God’s Calling on Her Son’s Life
Video: Malcolm Gladwell Challenges Accuracy of US News College Ranking System
Think the U.S. News and World Report rankings tell you which colleges are best for students? Think again.
Change Takes Time: What Culture-makers Could Learn from Two Wine-makers, by Erik Lokkesmoe
In our clamorous and rootless society, bravado is potent and expectations are high; great things are expected to happen quickly. Yet noble and daring deeds — ending extreme poverty, reinventing a new model for the music industry, or revitalizing devastated urban centers — require a patient and persistent vision.
Leading Artists and Musicians, in @CatalystLeader
Directing artists requires a unique approach to leadership, whether it’s musicians, or designers, or writers, or entertainers, or worship leaders, or those who sketch/paint/draw.
Guard Your Calling, Frodo, by John Ortberg
All ministry involves slogging through Mordor.
Muslim Extremism or a New Pharaoh? The Future of Free Speech, Democracy and Religious Freedom in Egypt
Last night, the streets of Cairo erupted in celebration as 18 days of protest led to the surprise announcement that president Hosni Mubarak had resigned after nearly 30 years of irin-fisted rule. Yet the question still remains: What now for Egypt? Shariah Law, Democratic Society, a Military Dictatorship, or something else altogether?
Jay Barnes, President of Bethel University, on “The Influencers Who Influenced Me”
ay Barnes, President of Bethel University and Consummate Servant Leader, shares “the influencers who influenced me.”
Teen Role Models: Who They Are, Why They Matter, by David Kinnaman
Part of ongoing series: Paparazzi in the Hands of an Angry God: Servant Leadership in an Age of Self-Promotion. (Note please pray for David, Dan Allender and I as we speak to the National Student Leaders Network in Orlando later this…
Screenwriter Randall Wallace’s Speech to President Obama and World Leaders at the National Prayer Breakfast
“Braveheart” writer and “Secretariat” director does an amazing job of representing both the Hollywood community and communities of faith: not an easy thing to do at all.
Pseudo Servant Leadership and Pseudo Celebrity: Manipulating the Paradox of Power
There is something in the very nature of leadership that implies service. True leaders, those who people follow because they want to not because they have to, always begin with and return to the needs of their followers.
Joel and Ethan Coen Spill Their Screenwriting Secrets to the Hollywood Reporter
The Oscar winners’ unorthodox, but highly effective approach to screenwriting by Tim Appelo in The Hollywood Reporter.
How Men Changed Their Mind about Women in Ministry, by Scot McKnight
Scot McKnight’s award-winning blog, Jesus Creed, has become a highly influential interchange of ideas regarding the future of faith in America. No matter which side of the issue you are on, Scot McKnight is a great source for nuanced conversation. Here he discusses Alan Johnson’s book on men who changed their minds on the issue of women in ministry leadership.