Study Great Leaders
Leaders study other leaders. One of the most efficient ways to study other leaders is to read biography. I try to read several biographies a year of leaders I admire. During vacation this summer I studied Winston Churchill, focusing most … Continue reading
33 The Series: Volume 2
Like I’ve said, 33 The Series is the best curriculum out there for training men. I just ordered volume 2 of 33. I’m discipling a group of 12 men in my church right now and over the coming weeks I’ll … Continue reading
Grace Prevents Sin
I want to make one big point here: Grace prevents sin. The more you preach grace, the freeing news that God unconditionally accepts sinners because of the performance of Jesus, the more you’ll see incredible things happen in your church. … Continue reading
How To Choose Healthy Release Valves
Life is stressful. In order to deal with the stress of life you need some healthy release valves. If you don’t proactively choose healthy release valves, you’ll find yourself enslaved to destructive ways of coping with stress like over-drinking, over-eating, … Continue reading
The Number 1 Way To Become A Better Leader
What’s the number 1 way to become a better leader? Answer: Love people. People won’t follow you (for any significant period of time) unless they know you care about them. Is there more to leadership than this? Yes. … Continue reading
The Single Greatest Reason To Take A Vacation
Listen to what I have to say here. I’m an expert. I’m writing this in the best possible frame of mind and at the best possible time: on my last day of a refreshing vacation that has come off the … Continue reading
There’s Power in Brevity
There’s power in brevity. You might be a better communicator if you talked less and wrote less. The book I just wrote, Date Your Wife, could’ve been 250 pages. Instead, it’s 160 pages. I wanted to write a book that … Continue reading
The Rebuild Initiative
I really like what my friend Dhati Lewis and others are doing through The Rebuild Initiative, multiplying urban leaders with the gospel. My church, Garden City, has a growing relationship with Jorge Mendoza of Sunrise Bible Church, an east side … Continue reading
Why I Wrote Date Your Wife
From Desiring God: We recently sat down with Justin Buzzard, lead pastor of Garden City Church in Silicon Valley, to discuss his newest book, Date Your Wife. We diced up the interview into a handful of segments that we’ll be … Continue reading
The Ridiculously Simple Way to Resucitate Your Marriage
The Huffington Post is running an article I wrote for them about the themes in Date Your Wife. Here’s an excerpt: But, it’s not too late. There’s still hope for marriage — for your marriage, for your neighbor’s marriage, and … Continue reading