Download the PDF version: CLICK HERE By Bill Tibbetts KEY TAKEAWAYS Ambition is not the enemy of contentment. Christian maturity allows us to pursue meaningful outcomes without requiring those outcomes to give us identity, security, or peace. Achievement...
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The Spiritual Discipline of Sleep
When I was a kid, I had a sleeping superpower. On any given Saturday morning or during the long summer breaks from school, it was nothing to sleep right through breakfast and hardly even rollover until Bob Barker was announcing the Showcase Showdown. Assuming...
Connecting the Rails: The Convergence of Faith, Work, and the BAM Movement
In 1863, two railroad companies began building toward one another across the United States. From Sacramento, the Central Pacific pushed east into the Sierra Nevada. From Omaha, the Union Pacific pushed west across the Great Plains. They were not the same...
Pressure Reveals the Identity Gap
Pressure Reveals the Identity Gap "I think you're completely wrong." As the words came out of my mouth, even in the heat of the moment, I could visualize myself in slow motion trying to grab them and shove them back to the recesses of my soul. Too late. ...
That Folding Chair Is Not a Stepladder
That Folding Chair Is Not a Stepladder Your Work Is Beautiful When It Functions as It was Designed You step confidently into the garage. In the far corner, on the top shelf beneath your old baseball mitt, the “It’s Fall Y’all” doormat awaiting its October...
Achievement Culture and the Erosion of Love
Achievement Culture and the Erosion of Love His phone never really stopped buzzing. There was always another text to return, another person who needed him, another problem that somehow became urgent at 9:47 p.m. His calendar? It looked...
The Leadership Drift Problem
The Leadership Drift Problem Why We Overcorrect, Undercorrect, and How to Stay Anchored Bill Tibbetts There is a leadership pattern I cannot unsee. Once you notice it, you start seeing it everywhere: churches,...
The Gift of Friendship
The Gift of Friendship Cultivating gratitude for the relationships that shape our lives. Being from Indianapolis, Indiana, you might assume that the Indy 500 is one of my greatest passions and that I never miss a race. The truth is…that isn't the case. My...
Defining BAM: Navigating Terminology in a Decentralized Movement
“What do you mean by Business as Mission?” It’s not a silly question. In fact, sometimes it is the only way to start a conversation with someone about BAM. The phrase sounds simple enough. Business. Mission. Put them together and surely we all know what we...
The Ministry of With
Most people assume witness begins with proclamation. We often imagine evangelism as articulation: explaining truth, defending belief, or speaking about Jesus with courage and clarity. Certainly, words matter. But before Christianity was ever preached, it was...
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