Jonathan Pearson

  • Me, The Sticks, & A Conference

    Today, I’m at NewSpring’s leadership conference. I was looking forward to the conference since it was first announced. A couple of months ago, I found a new reason to look forward to it. I’m going to be at the conference promoting The Sticks Conference. The Sticks is a gathering movement for church leaders in…

  • Spiritual Anorexia

    For as long as I can remember, I’ve battled a weight problem. As a 10 year old boy, I can remember knowing that I wasn’t happy with the way I looked and felt. In fact, I can distinctly remember thinking time and time again as I looked in the mirror, “I don’t feel like…

  • Leaders Lead

    Leaders…Lead. Leaders are followed. Leaders make decisions. Leaders demonstrate the right way. Leaders step out first. Leaders dare to be different. Leaders set themselves apart. Leaders aren’t afraid of crunch time. Leaders don’t follow the crowd. Leaders don’t always choose easy. Leaders choose right over popular. Leaders are willing to invest in people. It…

  • You Blog On My Blog

    In honor of this blog passing the 1,000 comment point, I wanted to open it up for you (the usual commenter) to post anything you would like. I’ll even pay the hosting fee! :) It could be a favorite Bible verse. It could be your blog’s link. It could be a prayer request. It…

  • 7 Things You Do Too Much

    You’re always going to be accused of being too something… Too loud, Too quiet. Too young, Too old. Too fat, Too skinny. Too weird, Too normal. Too cocky, Too humble. Too spiritual, Too worldly. Too funny, Too serious. Too rich, Too poor. Too smart. Too ignorant. You aren’t too anything for God to use…

  • Dirty Tissue

    This is a guest post by Michael Perkins. Michael is an ordinary guy who sometimes types on a keyboard and sometimes writes by hand on paper. You can follow him on twitter @MichaelDPerkins or read his blog called Untitled. ___________________________ Recently, I have noticed something about myself that I’m not sure that I want…