mentorship
What about the boredom?
Monday, November 5th, 2007“…As the 21-year-old leader of the pack, I felt overwhelmed and unqualified to navigate the choppy waters. We tried everything to keep them engaged, from field trips and outings to chill time and sports. During a citywide scavenger hunt, I even introduced one girl to her deepest crush, Leonardo DiCaprio, at Toys-R-Us. Our meetings were [...]
Embrace the Mess: Why Youth Must Lead Now
Friday, November 2nd, 2007- The following is from my November 2007 article in Tri-State Voice. Read the full article here. _______________________ It felt like a mutiny. As an official youth group, we were still young – not yet two years old – and our teens were even younger spiritually. Most were new to the congregation and raw street [...]
Live blogging from the Willowcreek Leadership Summit, Part 1
Friday, August 11th, 2006I’m crashing the Summit for a few hours this morning at the Brooklyn’s satellite site — Christian Cultural Center. Since CCC has WiFi, why not live blog my notes? Session 1, Dr. Ashish Nanda (Harvard MBA Professor): “The Risky Business of Hiring Stars” Willowcreek Case Study at Harvard controversial “Create disequelibrium to force people to [...]