I often run across things that help me grow as a leader, as a minister, as a husband and father, or simply as a Christian. Often those things catch me by surprise, but more often, of late, I’ve been discovering them intentionally.

And so, on Fridays, I will post resources that I’ve found useful, from blogs to books to quotes, to products to software, and more. Many of them will be free. Some of them may not be. But all of them have one thing in common: they have helped me grow. And I want to pass that opportunity on.

This week, I want to direct your attention to a leadership blog that I follow. Ron Edmondson is one of the co-pastors of Grace Community Church in Clarksville, TN. His blog, www.ronedmondson.com, is full of great insights on leadership, church and culture.

I don’t know Ron. I’ve never met him. But his material has inspired me in the area of leadership. And for that, I’m thankful.

Here are a couple of Ron’s posts I’ve found especially poignant, and have been a great help to me:

• Step By Step Writing A Life Plan For 2011 (series)
• Unwrap Christmas (series)
• 5 Questions To Unpack A Bible Passage To Teach

Those are just a few. His site offers much more. I hope you gain as much from reading his material as I have.

Thanks, Ron!

As mentioned above, I do not know Ron personally. He did not solicit me to offer positive commets about his blog. These opinions are purely my own, due to the positive impact in my life from reading Ron’s material.