How do we get to our preferred future?

I recently met with a friend who wanted to talk about the future of coaching within the Christian community and he made a very clear distinction between “coaching” and “mentoring”.He brought some clarity to me on the subject when he realized I was trying to put the...

Retirement means applying life’s lessons

As our physical capabilities decrease, our wisdom increases.Have you ever thought about that? When we couple that truth with this thought, “Retirement means less doing and more being” and we enter the 4th Quarter, Life 3, we are initiating a new way of thinking, doing...

When does your calling end?

So, when does your calling end?Here is amazing news: It doesn’t!God’s call on our life is exactly that – a call on our life that extends for a lifetime. On the one hand, we say, “I knew that” while on the other we don’t often act like it. By saying we don’t act...

Ministry for a Lifetime

Key insights by Kevin PateKevin Pate is an elegant spokesman for and about the intersection of the marketplace and ministry – something that impacts all of us. I’ve written extensively about the funding source for future ministry which I have titled “Future...