I recently wrote an article about Positional Leadership and how it can only take you so far. This is the lowest and least effective level of leadership. People simply follow because they have to. In that same article, I argue that you and I must work to minimally get...

Titles are important. People work hard to earn their titles. Priests go through many years of education and formation to earn the title of Father. Same is true for someone who earned their doctorate or is a Deacon. In other cases, titles are bestowed on us by our...

I once had a supervisor who rarely met with me in person. He was busy leading his own ministry and had a lot of things on his plate. Still, I longed to have some conversation with him. I wanted his feedback and his thoughts. Mostly, I wanted to keep the doors of...

Just recently, my Master of Divinity students and I were discussing the topic of teaching Confirmation in a parish. Many of them expressed frustration at their experience, saying things like: “They are not interested at all.” “I just can’t seem to engage them.” “Why...