Leadership
Where is the Power?
One of the sayings I heard often growing up—but never quite understood—was, “You are what you eat.” Honestly, it still doesn’t make a lot of sense. If it were literally true, I should have turned into bacon a long time Read more…
Leadership
Voices in the Wilderness Podcast Episode 28-Healthy Churches Value Process
In Episode 27 of Habits of Healthy Churches, host Dr. Marcus J. Carlson is joined by Dawn Spies to explore Habit 5: Healthy churches value process. In their conversation, Spies emphasizes that a strong and intentional process is not about creating red Read more…
Leadership
Voices in the Wilderness Podcast Episode 25-Healthy Churches Make Decisions in a Healthy Way
In Episode 25 of the Voices in the Wilderness podcast, titled “Habits of Healthy Churches – Habit 3,” Dr. Marcus J. Carlson engages in a conversation with guest Jeremy Cook about the importance of healthy decision-making processes within church communities. Read more…
Leadership
Voices in the Wilderness Podcast Episode 26-Healthy Churches Focus more on those Outside the church than those inside the Church
In Episode 26 of the Voices in the Wilderness podcast, titled “Habits of Healthy Churches – Habit 4,” host Dr. Marcus J. Carlson is joined by guest Jonathan Haseley to discuss the fourth habit of healthy churches: focusing more on Read more…
International Training
International Testimony
Check out these testimonials from our work in Africa training pastors in areas of deep poverty.
Leadership
Voices in the Wilderness Podcast Episode 27-Healthy Churches Value Process
In Episode 27 of the “Voices in the Wilderness” podcast, titled “Habits of Healthy Churches—Habit 5,” guest Dawn Spies and host Marcus Carlson discuss the significance of valuing process within church communities. She emphasizes that healthy churches recognize the importance of Read more…
International Training
Church, It’s Time to Get Upstream
“Learn to love the question.”– Neil DeGrasse Tyson There’s a well-known parable in public health circles—credited to sociologist Irving Zola—that has shaped how we think about care, crisis, and systems. But it’s more than a health metaphor. It speaks directly Read more…
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Enneagram Testimony
Thank you for a great session. The Enneagram is really an accurate tool, it’s like it can read through your soul and mind. I discovered a lot from this session and my highlight was when we were discussing that each Read more…
