Hi, I’m Brandon
writer | speaker | consultant
I’ve spent my entire adult life encouraging people. Over the last two and a half decades, I’ve been a pastor, communications consultant, writer, and coach.
I believe your life matters more than you know and that you can make progress every day toward becoming your healthiest, holiest, happiest self without pretending to have life all figured out.
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You Can Lead by Fear or Lead by Love
When I was a Pastor on staff at Saddleback Church, one of my favorite spots to hang out on the weekends was the green room, backstage. It's not just that some...
10 Books That Have Reshaped My Faith
When I was seventeen, I started growing in my Christian faith. I went back to church with my girlfriend (now wife) and I was welcomed by her very loving...
You Are UP to the Task Whether You Feel Like It or Not
Deep in the heart of every leader I've ever met lurks a daunting question that casts a shadow over every major challenge we ever face: Am I up to this? When I...
Make Church Safe Again
It seems evident that the church Jesus started was supposed to be a safe place for people, especially the most vulnerable. This included people guilty of sin...
The Reflectionary – May 19, 2022
Last night, we had a group of about 20 or so young adults (18 - 25) in our living room for an "Ask Us Anything" session. Most of them are dealing with a lot...
White Supremacy is a Fatal Disease
White supremacy has taken life and vitality from more non-white people than we've begun to imagine, yet it so often runs rampant like an undetected cancer...
The Reflectionary – May 12, 2022
When we go about the work of ministry purely in a natural state of mind and heart, without listening to the Voice of God's Spirit, it's so easy to get...
The Reflectionary – May 5, 2022
It's tough out there right now for pastors and church leaders. But I don't need to tell you this - you are either experiencing it yourself or you have friends...
5 Ways to Encourage a Pastor or Church Leader
Church leaders, particularly pastors and ministry staff leaders, are struggling like never before. I just received the latest issue of Christianity Today and...