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You’re Not Alone

You’re Not Alone

Recently I led one of our online workshops entitled “Leading Change and Living to Tell About It.” One of the most difficult parts of leading change is how lonely it can feel for leaders. There are all kinds of doubts swimming in our heads about our own inadequacies,...
Learning from Learned Leaders

Learning from Learned Leaders

by Rev. Dr. Ben Haupt Over the last month, I had the distinct opportunity to spend a ton of time with the retiring Executive Leader of PLI, Jock Ficken. He and I decided it would be helpful for him to introduce me to some key partners in PLI’s mission. So, Jock and I...
Unlikely Leaders

Unlikely Leaders

by Rev. Dr. Ben Haupt 30 years ago this week, I met my wife. We were both delegates to a 4H leadership conference at the Indiana State Fair. How Indiana of us! It was fun to think back to those days meeting Celina for the first time and all we’ve traversed together...
It’s Complicated

It’s Complicated

by Rev. Dr. Ben Haupt Recently I was talking to a former seminary student of mine who is now a pastor. After we talked about the latest with his family, I asked him how ministry was going. He began trying to tell me about all the things going on at his congregation,...