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Bob, I'd love your reflection to be included in everyone's reading of the book. In the next printing I'm changing the title to "Adaptability and Decision Making." It really is meant to be about pressing objectives through the chaos of the unexpected and uncontrollable. Thanks for bringing ...

I really appreciate your honesty Bob. Most testimonies are only given in the light, after the darkness has left. Your choice to stay there, without answers, is an important example for all of us. Sitting in the dark with people in need - especially when we are supposed to be care-givers - creates on...

Every culture requires something different from us and I think you've spoken the truth about ours: authority is rarely respected unless it is earned. Because our culture makes it so difficult to enforce discipline, when it does happen, it is evidence of remarkable leadership-by-influence.

Thanks for a very practical list, Bob. I hope others put it to use. One thing I've really appreciated in a pastor's prayer group in my area is the committment to respect each others' leadership. If someone visits any of their churches, the pastor will ask what church they've been a part of and, once...

I appreciate your comments Bob. One of the most difficult transitions we often need to make when we start a church or business is the forming of a board that will be "over" us. It's an ongoing challenge for any organizational leader to carry so much of the vision and burden but still to su...

I’m asking some hard questions of myself this morning after reading about the shepherd healer. We have three kids with neurological disabilities, one of whom is quite afflicted with Autism, Tourette’s Syndrome, OCD, and ADHD. The biggest challenge for us is in trying to maintain an environment w...