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church leadership + pop culture
series: what pastors can learn from steve jobs without becoming steve jobs.
apple.
when steve jobs quotes walt disney, church leaders should pay attention.
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June 15, 2026
apple.
what steve jobs, xerox parc, and your church have in common.
apple.
“sugar water” vision casting (and why asking volunteers to help with tasks doesn’t work.)
apple.
the brilliance of steve jobs different leadership styles. (and how pastors sometimes get this wrong.)
apple.
avoid getting in the elevator with steve jobs.
series: the disney leadership myth that's wrecking your church.
church leadership.
the real reason your ministry ideas keep stalling out.
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April 20, 2026
disney.
structure without vision = a museum. vision without structure = a dumpster fire.
church leadership.
the disney brothers’ cheat code
church leadership.
the #1 reason church vision dies (and it’s not “lack of faith”)
church leadership.
the disney leadership myth that’s wrecking your church. (part one.)
series: welcome to the collision of church leadership + pop culture.
alignment.
culture doesn’t happen by accident.
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March 9, 2026
change.
star wars: myth, fandom, and the reality of leading people who love something deeply
church leadership.
marvel: the power of a shared universe (and the danger of overfeeding the audience)
alignment.
apple: focus, simplicity, and the cost of saying “no.”
church leadership.
disney: the magic, the machine, and the mission drift
recent posts.
apple.
don’t wear the cape yet. (why woz could get away with it, and why young pastors usually can’t.)
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April 27, 2026
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When I worked at Apple, I saw one of the funniest things I’ve ever witnessed. Steve Wozniak pulled up to Apple Headquarters in his Hummer,...
apple.
a day with tim cook at apple.
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April 21, 2026
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Tim Cook is stepping out of Apple’s CEO role after 15 years in the big chair, with John Ternus set to take over this...
church leadership.
the real reason your ministry ideas keep stalling out.
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April 20, 2026
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the disney leadership myth that's wrecking your church (part five.) To make this parallel more concrete, let’s look at a few ways the Disney model...
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