by Alan Briggs | Aug 30, 2017 | Archive, City, Neighborhood
A few weeks ago I got the opportunity to meet with some great leaders in Orange County, CA. We talked about neighborhoods, community and flourishing through the lens of the Gospel. One speaker, Chrissy Remsberg, shared some brilliant connections during at event...
by Alan Briggs | Aug 14, 2017 | Archive, City, Family, Neighborhood
I talk to a lot of people who want to write. They have a lot of fears. They don’t know where to start. They don’t feel qualified. They didn’t get A’s on their papers in English class. They’re intimidated. They “don’t have...
by Alan Briggs | Aug 7, 2017 | Archive, City, Family, Neighborhood
I spend a lot of time doing accidental qualitative research with leaders. In other words, I listen while a lot of leaders talk. Over a good cup of coffee or during a coaching session issues leak out. Every leader has them. Leadership is hard and continues to...
by Alan Briggs | Jul 24, 2017 | Archive, City, Family, Neighborhood
There’s nothing more fulfilling than turning ideas into realities that impact others. Well, maybe there is. The only thing I love more than launching ideas myself is helping others launch theirs. I get the privilege of coaching leaders through the stages...
by Alan Briggs | Jul 17, 2017 | City
It was the end of senior year of college, and the whole earth was about to become my oyster. Or something like that. I had just finished the most grueling and boring project of my academic career; an eighty page senior thesis. I was preparing to sit down with...
by Alan Briggs | Jul 11, 2017 | Archive, City, Family
Don’t ask your goldfish how the water is. Goldie won’t have any idea what you’re talking about. The same could be said of most of us. We are swimming freestyle in our culture each minute of the day immersed in currents of joy and struggle. At times it can feel like we...
