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what pastors can learn from steve jobs without becoming steve jobs. (part one.) There's a reason the "Steve Jobs elevator" stories won't die: they're the...

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what in the world can church leaders learn from the met gala?

davidconlee. - May 5, 2026 0

Last night was the annual Met Gala in New York City. Now, let me say this right up front: I am wildly unqualified to discuss...

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moisture farmers vs. jedi: two ways pastors lead churches.

davidconlee. - May 4, 2026 0

Happy "May the 4th Be with You" Day! In honor of this high, holy day, I present to you, the difference between moisture...

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series: what pastors can learn from steve jobs without becoming steve jobs.

when steve jobs quotes walt disney, church leaders should pay attention.

what steve jobs, xerox parc, and your church have in common.

“sugar water” vision casting (and why asking volunteers to help with tasks doesn’t work.)

the brilliance of steve jobs different leadership styles. (and how pastors sometimes get this wrong.)

avoid getting in the elevator with steve jobs.

series: the disney leadership myth that's wrecking your church.

the real reason your ministry ideas keep stalling out.

structure without vision = a museum. vision without structure = a dumpster fire.

the disney brothers’ cheat code

the #1 reason church vision dies (and it’s not “lack of faith”)

the disney leadership myth that’s wrecking your church. (part one.)

series: welcome to the collision of church leadership + pop culture.

culture doesn’t happen by accident.

star wars: myth, fandom, and the reality of leading people who love something deeply

marvel: the power of a shared universe (and the danger of overfeeding the audience)

apple: focus, simplicity, and the cost of saying “no.”

disney: the magic, the machine, and the mission drift

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