Affirmation
This week I spent time talking with some refugees about the seasons of life and challenges that make us stronger. As we talked about their journey, I was reminded of the importance of our words of affirmation. Being a typical…
Collective Calling
I’ve had the opportunity this week to spend some time talking with friends across Europe about our collective calling and how we can better work together to reach "today's Europe" as we establish faith based communities. It's obvious we are…
The Closer You Are The Less You See
We've had some interesting conversations with both believers and unbelievers over the last few weeks about life; specifically where they see themselves now and where they see themselves in the future. I'm continually amazed at how people see the world…
Collective Impact
This week I was reminded again of the incredible collective impact that our team can have! We all work hard to develop high impact teams but sometimes we can forget what a blessing from God they are to us as…
Clarity and Character
One of my favorite responsibility of the week at VCC is investing in a cohort of leaders every Tuesday. We have interesting, engaging discussions that give practical tools to grow effective leadership competencies. Recently, we talked about the issue of…
The Thrill of Victory and The Agony of Defeat
Many years ago there was a famous sports broadcast called ABC Wide World of Sports where the announcer would open by saying "Spanning the globe to bring you a constant variety of sports. The thrill of victory and the agony…
I Am The Resurrection
I can already feel the excitement and anticipation of Resurrection Sunday! How about you? Last night in a memorial service we celebrated the life of believer who went home to be with Jesus this week. The family grieves because they…