I was invited to be guest on a new podcast called “Leadership Where It Matters Most”. The podcast is hosted by my friend and former CCO staff member Brett Powell. We had a wide ranging discussion on topics including my testimony, CCO’ s … Read More

Here’s a great way to improve your time management: take time at the end of every day to “right-size your calendar”. What does this mean? Simply put, you “right-size your calendar” by looking back at your day and adjusting the … Read More

This article is an excerpt from a workshop presented by Jeff Lockert at CCO’s Rise Up Conference in 2019. In 2012, performer Nick Walenda attempted to cross the Horseshoe Falls at Niagara Falls on a tightrope. Nick is a faithful … Read More

Leaders are required to make many decisions to enable their vision and mission to move forward. Sometimes these decisions can be simple and straightforward and at other times they may be quite complex and difficult. In all cases, leaders want … Read More

Planning and goal-setting is something that we all do. Some of us do this a little better than others.  Effective planning and goal setting are key when it comes to leading an organization or a ministry, as well as for … Read More

A few weeks ago I attended a 2-day leadership conference called the Global Leadership Summit. It was a content rich, dynamic two days with 15 different presenters including Bear Grylls (Adventurer; Writer; TV Host), Patrick Lencioni (Best-Selling Author; Founder, The … Read More

Recently I was invited to be a guest on the Divine Renovation Podcast. It was an interesting conversation where I unpack the reasons that university campuses are one of the most important places for us to undertake mission and why … Read More

Jeff and Renée Lockert spoke about the love, life and challenges found in family at the Prince Albert Diocesan Family Conference.

If you aren’t growing as a leader, you are dying as a leader. So how can a leader assess the areas that they need to grow in? There are many different ways of looking at this, but one tool that … Read More

One of my favourite places in the entire world is somewhere many aren’t even aware of. It is the crypt chapel in the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth, Israel. I’ve had the privilege to visit this church in Israel … Read More

On August 27, 2018, my father-in-law, André (Andy) Charles Cyr died peacefully in his sleep. He was 72 years old. It was a great shock to all of us who loved him dearly, especially his wife Irene and his family. … Read More

A few months ago, I saw an article on Forbes.com titled “15 Surprising Things Productive People Do Differently” written by Kevin Kruse.  It caught my attention, both because of the topic and the people he interviewed to find out their “number … Read More