Surviving and Shining Through a “Gotcha” Moment

Gotcha! In journalism that term describes a reporting style that sees a reporter confront an interviewee with obscure facts or innuendos in a public forum. “Gotcha journalism”, as it is known, is designed to make the interviewee squirm. These “gotcha” confrontations are not limited to the world of journalism. They can blind-side any leader. But…

Recapturing the Zeal

Last December I took a group of 12 Canadian pastors down to Willow Creek in Chicago for a week of mentoring. On our last day we were able to huddle up with Bill Hybels for a Q&A session, and it was in that setting that a pastor from Edmonton asked a question which would spark…