by Ben Haupt | Jul 30, 2024 | Leadership
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,...
by Dave Ficken | Jul 9, 2024 | Leadership
by Rev. Dave Ficken What is keeping your people from living out your ministry’s vision? For a church to have traction in the mission of God, there are three important ingredients: Be convinced of the need for change. Be clear on your context and mission. Be catalytic...
by Jock Ficken | Jul 1, 2024 | Leadership
As leaders we are supposed to have the answers. Right? But the world is ever-changing and this leaves us feeling off-balance. Uncertain. It takes courage and skill to step out and move into the unknown. Over the last few weeks, we have revisited a series of blogs we...
by Jock Ficken | Jun 25, 2024 | Leadership
Dear PLI Family, Next week, Ben Haupt joins the PLI team as its next executive leader! Ben and I will have two months together before I retire from PLI on August 31 and begin to explore what comes next. It will be a busy two months for Ben and for me! Ben is going to...
by Jock Ficken | Jun 17, 2024 | Leadership
As leaders we are supposed to have the answers. Right? But the world is ever-changing and this leaves us feeling off-balance. Uncertain. It takes courage and skill to step out and move into the unknown. Over the next few weeks, we would like to revisit a series of...
by Jock Ficken | Jun 11, 2024 | Leadership
As leaders we are supposed to have the answers. Right? But the world is ever-changing and this leaves us feeling off-balance. Uncertain. It takes courage and skill to step out and move into the unknown. Over the next few weeks, we would like to revisit a series of...