Bryan Hardwick

Better Together: Lessons on Life, Leadership & Faith

November 1, 2024 No Comments

How to Stand Out in Your Church Job Search As the Executive Pastor at Valley Community Church (VCC), I recently led a search with our

I Will Rejoice in the Lord!

May 18, 2020 3 Comments

Last week, as I was getting ready for bed, I was grumbling! I was grumbling before the Lord and asking, “how long?” How long would

Who Do You Listen To?

March 29, 2020 6 Comments

Back in December, Jennifer and I were discussing following the example of our new Senior Co-Campus Pastor James Powell and his wife Brittany and coming

We Live By Faith, Not By Sight

March 7, 2020 No Comments

I’ve been prayerfully thinking through how to respond to the recent outbreak of COVID-19 around the world. I have gotten questions about upcoming missions trips

Humility

November 11, 2014 No Comments

Ran across this great clip from Erwin McManus on humility from his book, Uprising. Thought it was worth a post. Humility’s closest attribute is honesty.

How God Molds a Man

October 21, 2014 No Comments

Love this poem about how God molds a man to play the noblest part in His kingdom. There’s a lot of truth in these words…

20 Quotes from Spiritual Leadership

October 20, 2014 No Comments

Spiritual Leadership by J. Oswald Sanders is a literary classic and is acclaimed as one of the greatest leadership books in print today. Offering a

More Is Caught, Than Taught

September 21, 2014 No Comments

A few days ago, I was giving some thought to a question posed by one of our small group leaders at Adventure. We were discussing

Global Leadership Summit 2014 – Day 2

August 15, 2014 No Comments

Best of the best of day two of the Global Leadership Summit: Anytime you find yourself stuck, stop and ask: “What crucial conversation are we

Global Leadership Summit 2014 – Day 1

August 14, 2014 No Comments

Every year since 2003, I have attended the Global Leadership Summit, with the exception of 2012. It’s been a shot in the arm for me,

The Early Heroes

August 10, 2014 1 Comment

This is part of a series, celebrating those who have cheered me on in the race… What motivates someone to invest in the life of

Cloud of Witnesses

August 1, 2014 No Comments

Hebrews 12:1-2, is one of my favorite verses in the Bible. On the heals of what is known as the Hall of Faith, which records

God’s Grace

July 28, 2014 4 Comments

I did absolutely nothing to earn my salvation. God orchestrated the steps. He is always swimming upstream. My journey toward Jesus began with an invitation

34 Years with Jesus

July 26, 2014 No Comments

August 14th will mark my 34th year as a follower of Jesus! I remember that night well. It was a summer night in mid-August at

Remembering Sandra

June 23, 2014 No Comments

It’s hard to believe that it’s been a year since God, in His infinite wisdom, took our dear friend Sandra, to go and be with

How to Stay Anchored

June 12, 2014 2 Comments

Knowing that life is full of up and downs as the waves of life pound our way, here’s three things we need to do in