Reformissionary

Working for an Audience of One

My new article, "Working for an Audience of One," is up over at The High Calling.  All of my articles for The High Calling are here.

God Wants Me To Be Successful?

Recently I was browsing in my local bookstore. I picked up a book with lots of promises on the cover about what success will come if I implement the teachings of this book into my work. I brought it home only to add it to a bookshelf loaded with books with similar promises.

Wherever you work, there will always be another book to read, another leader to emulate, or another leadership model to adopt. If you want to succeed, there is no shortage of books telling you what to do. But how can we know if the success described in these books is what God considers success? How do we define godly success for our businesses and churches and schools?

Read my new article over at The High Calling of Our Daily Work: "God Wants Me To Be Successful?"  (My bio page.)

My New Article

Ministry can be frustrating and exhausting.  Whatever your work, I'm sure you've experienced much the same thing.  Our recent vacation did little to alleviate my frustrations and I've spent a lot of time trying to figure out why.  As usual what I needed more than time off was a fresh grasp of the Gospel.

For more on this head over to The High Calling you can read my new article, "Hello, My Name Is Van."