How To Become The Assistant (SUCCESSEE pt 2)
In 1980 I received the invitation, “Al, would you and Terry go out and raise money to start an orphanage in Thailand?” You become the assistant by saying, “Yes”, typically […]
How to Follow in Your Own Right (SUCCESSEE pt. 1)
Leadership begins with no invitation. An invitation may come later, once you prove yourself interested, dedicated, and able. Joshua went where Moses went, invited or not. He was in the […]
Vision Succeeds (Succession Pt. 3)
One hundred years after, William Booth’s vision to evangelize the poor is stronger than ever. Have you seen his new web based tv network? The ‘V’ in SAVN stands for […]
Be The Leader They Like
Unlikable leaders are more effective – really? Not everybody is going to like you – says who? You can’t please God and man – who said that? You can’t please […]
It’s Too Late to Start Now (succession pt. 2)
My Dad promised he would spend all his money so my siblings and I would have no inheritance to fight over. It might have been better to teach us not […]
How to Bequeath Your Life (succession pt. 1)
Maybe it’s my age, or my sense of legacy, but I need to be sure now that my life’s work will pass to the next generation, and flourish. My succession […]
The Succession of Herschend Family Entertainment
Sitting around our living room teary eyed, our team of leaders are glued to the tv. We have gathered at our Thailand base to launch a new ministry season and […]
What Shall we do with Jezebel?
‘Understanding Jezebel’ can become a massive study on spiritual manipulation, but let’s keep this extremely short. Of all the books and sermons on the subject, the best teaching I know […]
Licensed to Speak
Listening to that old cassette recording of my first sermon is downright painful. I had prepared all week and it was awful; graciousness alone kept the people in the pews. […]
A Culture of Work
I don’t necessarily like work, but I love accomplishment, and so does our team – we live to succeed! Here’s three diligent enemies of work: 1. Delegation: Passing your work […]
