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Leaders Step Into Rivers

by jay | Jun 10, 2019 | Uncategorized

Leaders Step into Rivers No man steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man. —Heraclitus of Ephesus (circa 535 – c. 475 BC) I don’t remember much from Philosophy 101, but...

by jay | May 21, 2019 | Uncategorized

Why Leaders Love 2x2 Matrixes (and Why I Love Cornelia Hancock) I find 2x2 matrixes beautiful. I love them so much. I've even started a collection. Why? Because I need them and because leaders need them. For without them we're stuck in an...

Leaders Cultivate Empathy

by jay | Apr 23, 2019 | Uncategorized

The Hard Road Toward Empathy My counselor told me, “Jay, we need to work on empathy. With your narcissistic disorder, you might be able to display sympathy, but rarely empathy. Narcissism is really about a lack of empathy. You don’t have the ability...

by jay | Apr 14, 2019 | Uncategorized

Leaders Don’t Steal Glory Strike Two and You’re Out God takes glory-stealers seriously. In Numbers 20, the Scriptures record a story of how one of the OT’s greatest leaders fell victim to the temptation of stolen glory. In a place called Meribah...

Leaders Change Habits

by jay | Apr 9, 2019 | Uncategorized

Leaders Build HabitsA lot of work is being done on personal transformation through building good habits. We are a product of our habits—good or bad. A habit is a routine or behavior that is performed regularly—and in most cases automatically.I’m...

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Over more than 40 years of ministry, I’ve had opportunity to attend many professional leadership conferences. NONE was as valuable as your “High Ground at Gettysburg” conference. You have crafted a truly great experience. Never quit. – Stu Weber, Pastor and Author of Tender Warrior

Fantastic! A True Three Dimensional Conference. The Gettysburg Leadership Conference is the singular best experiential learning experience I have ever been a part of--and having directed many such experiences with Leadership Network for the past ten years...that says a lot. Bring your leadership team and you will love it and benefit from it tremendously! -- Eric Swanson, Missional Specialist, Leadership Network

The best leadership development conference I've ever been to. --Roc Bottomly, Focus on the Family

An unforgettable learning experience at a hallowed place in our nation’s history! The lessons on the battlefield combined with the instruction in the classroom will have an indelible impact on your leadership--July 4, 2011.-- Chuck Macri, National Director, Military Ministry/Campus Crusade for Christ

The High Ground at Gettysburg conference at Gettysburg is the best personal and leadership development experience I have been a part of. Jay and Laurie create a learning environment that is second to none. The lessons on leadership from the battle and the Bible hit home every time (I have been to the conference 5 times). I love to bring colleagues and friends and each time they thank me for doing so. --Andy Wineman, pastor, Flatirons Church

I am not sure a month goes by (attended in 2003) that I don't reference something I learned by walking the fields of Gettysburg. From Buford's foresight to hiking up Little Round Top to the march across the field replicating Pickett's charge, each experience leaves an indelible mark on your soul. I have been to most of the conferences with high powered speaker and lots of shiny veneer but The High Ground at Gettysburg is solid wood, no veneer. You will never forgot the leadership experiences nor be able to lead the same way. --Roy Moran, pastor