Today, our team in Vienna took time to celebrate "Thanksgiving," a day set aside to reflect on all we are thankful for in our lives. Robert Emmons, a leading scientific expert on gratitude, has shown through research that people who…
Last week we shared part 1 of our conversation about how to navigate difficult conversations. Here's the list of best practices we began with: 1. Start by clarifying the tension 2. Always meet face to face 3. Use the S.A.L.T…
Have you ever had to navigate a difficult situation? Maybe it was a consequence of your decisions and maybe you were trying to help keep peace between others but navigating difficult situations is an important competency for every IC pastor/leader…
There is not a week that goes by that I don't learn something new about working with a diversity of cultures within our international church! As IC leaders, we are constantly helping people grow their cultural intelligence competency which in…
RIGHT NOW MEDIA for FEIC Pastors / Leaders We're excited to share that FEIC has partnered with RIGHT NOW MEDIA to provide our member pastors / team with a personal membership to RIGHT NOW MEDIA's extensive video resources. This is…
Our 2019 Summit is over but our hearts are still full of all God said and did among us this week! Every year guarantees special times of relational connections, tangible resources and takeaways as well as opportunities to recharge our…
As IC leaders, we're constantly helping people grow their cultural intelligence competency which is filtered through our personal worldview or perception. So, how can we help people to work together in such a diverse culture? It's imperative that we teach…
I was talking with a friend this week about blind spots. We all have them. For example, we live in a day when we worship results and don't always realize the consequences or collateral damage along the way. Just look…
I would like to share some thoughts from an article I read this week in Influence magazine about High Capacity Leaders (written by Patrick Grach). We've all heard principles like this before but it's great to remind ourselves every now…
FEIC SUMMIT UPDATE We are just 7 weeks away from our 2019 FEIC SUMMIT!! I need to update you on a change. Pastor Choco will not be able to be with us this year do to logistical challenges we just…