What 48 Hours in Alabama taught us
Sit back, take a moment, and imagine for a second that your current identity no longer defines you. Your money, your privilege, your livelihood, your innocence, your rights as an American have all been stripped away. You, (insert name here), are now a Venezuelan refugee. You and your family are on the run from your crisis-stricken country,…
For College Students: How’s the Community “Thing” Going?
Over the years as I’ve taught and coached college students, one of the main struggles they face in their first year is how to develop authentic community where they are—on the campus. One of the most challenging things some face is just getting to know others and doing life together. Why is that important? To…
Five Key Steps for Planning Anything, Step 3: Communicating Vision
In the prior post we talked about how the world reveres visionaries. While that is true, as the post discusses, any conclusions about the future that are worth working toward have to begin with a solid understanding of the present. Once that is in place, however, if a person or an organization is seeking to…