by Seth Muse | Jan 30, 2017 | Conflict, Leadership
The trend this week has been a tough one. It seems inevitable that politics will overrun the world in division and anger, doesn’t it? I don’t know about you, but I have several friends going to bat on social media platforms and in person for or against one issue or...
by Seth Muse | Jan 9, 2017 | Conflict, Leadership
Well, it’s the second week of January, which means we’re all probably already dealing with feelings of failure. Last year, I set a new year’s resolution for myself to lay off soda for a full year, but by June, I was already back on the sauce. Have you ever noticed how...
by Seth Muse | Dec 5, 2016 | Conflict, Holidays
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] It’s that time of year again. The time when your family gets together to celebrate the birth of Jesus, our Savior…and to discuss your cousin’s divorce…and listen to your uncle go on and on about politics (which he clearly knows...
by Seth Muse | Oct 31, 2016 | Conflict, Leadership, Vision
You’ve heard the one about the poison Halloween candy, right? That guy who knows a guy who’s cousin got candy with razor blades in it? Well, sorry to burst your candy bubble, but those are urban legends. It doesn’t take much to divide people over something, does it?...
by Seth Muse | Oct 17, 2016 | Conflict, Leadership
If you have worked on a church staff for more than a minute, you’ve probably realized that a church staff is comprised of sinners. Not that they are any worse than the regular ol’ sinners, mind you, but sinners all the same. When I’ve worked on church staff in...
by Seth Muse | Jul 25, 2016 | Conflict
Don’t you love a good “I Quit” story? How about that guy who hired a quartet to sing his resignation to his bosses? That’s how you quit like a boss! While quitting can be a load off of your shoulders and feel great, the events that led up to that decision may not have...