Cory Bolles

Appreciation, celebration and thankfulness aren’t optional extras in life and leadership, they are essential! As we’ve wrapped up another great year of reaching our cities and making disciples, I wanted to remind us to pause and be generous in celebration! Celebrating God’s goodness and people’s faithfulness! “I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips.” — Psalm 34:1 “Therefore encourage one another and...

I remember hearing Darlene Zschech say that we as leaders should always be putting ourselves out of a job. In recent months, I’ve discovered what leaning on my team of growing leaders has done for my vision, because as we grow I believe we must allow ourselves to step back to see and dream. In order to do that we will need to pass on responsibilities, and I believe the...

In late 2016, Jessie-Claire and I landed in Boston with our 2 young kids, Jude and Jireh. After landing, we stayed in a town called Plymouth, the same place the Pilgrims landed almost 400 years earlier. A few months later we planted our church on the Southshore of Boston, not far from where the first settlers planted America. What we didn’t know then, but discovered about the New England region...

"Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life." Proverbs 4:23 (NLT) There are many kinds of leaders on the earth today, but the best leaders are the ones that have learned how to lead themselves above leading others. Proverbs 4 sets a guard in place: a guard that we are to put over our own hearts. No leader can do this for another leader....

From the age of 12, for 1 hour a day, 5 days a week, 40 weeks a year, for 7 years, I studied French. I read in French. I wrote in French. I spoke in French. A few years later, while backpacking in Europe, a disheartening reality came to light. Effectively, I knew ZERO French. Sure, I could stammer a few words and phrases. I could order a croissant and...