At the recommendation of a friend, I recently read the book, Unreasonable Hospitality. It was a great read about how one specific New York restaurant become the highest-rated restaurant in the world. And they did it mainly through their focus on hospitality. Because I...
In the last few months during various firesides I have been asked to give, I led the audience through an exercise about how they define doctrine. It is always amazing to me how a group of orthodox Latter-day Saints can define doctrine so differently. And yet our...
I was encouraged this past fall as I led a 10-day Church History tour. As we visited many of the Church historical sites, it was obvious that work had been done to encourage the missionaries to describe historical events more transparently than what I remember...
Do you have one of those friends who seems to have consistent experiences of receiving clear spiritual direction from God? Or in a leadership context, do you hear about the leader who seems to be receiving clear divine direction almost daily regarding what the next...
In 2022 I felt like I went on a remarkable journey of self-development. I think Ryan Gottfredson frames it best with his term “vertical development.” I am learning concepts and becoming more aware of my story and it has become more clear to me how I can personally...
There is a natural reflex that leaders feel when an issues arises. I call it the “gotta-do-something” reflex. This dynamic happens when something breaks in the organization or in the lives of those in the organization. Someone is preaching “false doctrine”. The leader...
When it comes to calling leaders, we hope this is done in a revelatory process — but that process includes many minor decisions. We don’t give much thought to these decisions most of the time. From my experience, many of these decisions happen quickly in a simple...
When I started Leading Saints, I figured my target audience was leaders in the church. Almost 13 years later I realize the target audience for Leading Saints is much more expansive. (Not to mention, the audience is much more female than I expected it would be.)...
There is a huge benefit of being in a formal church leadership role that rarely gets mentioned. It’s simply this… Friendships Brotherhood Sisterhood Community A decade of my life was spent in bishoprics and a stake presidency, and it was an amazing way to be in a...
I’ve heard a handful of individuals make the observation that those who leave organized religion are able to replace most of the benefits that religion has to offer; however, rarely are they able to replace the type of community they find in religious traditions. This...
