Leadership 101: You have to grow people up …
This is one of the most bizarre news stories I’ve read in a while: The Ohio woman dubbed ‘the cleaning fairy’ by local media because she broke […]
10
Jun
2014
Blog Tag
Leadership
02
Jun
2014
The important thing about leadership they didn’t teach you in seminary – Part 2
After one of the most challenging, exhausting, and rewarding experiences of your life — those years of study in seminary — you would think they would have […]
28
May
2014
The important thing about leadership they didn’t tell you in seminary – Part 1
After years of study, you’ve earned a sheep skin and, some time along the way, a church has ordained you. You’ve been educated and set aside to […]
08
May
2014
How to do ministry better in the 21st century …
Some guys get loud — even downright rude — in trying to defend their common practice of looking to business leaders and business models to inform them […]
03
May
2014
Leaders need to have management skills …
There’s a ton of junk being passed off as leadership wisdom in conferences pastors and other church leaders attend. One of the biggest falsehoods so easily embraced […]
28
Apr
2014
Meander while succeeding …
Life is more than a series of tasks to be executed. You might not think that if you listen to the “success experts” who tell you to […]
22
Apr
2014
A grossly overlooked qualification for leadership …
Elder X always took time to talk with me every Sunday I visited with this church (which was often, and for a time I was a member […]
07
Apr
2014
When the hype is greater than the reality …
So great is the notoriety of the Stradivarius violin that even people who have never played a violin are familiar with the reputation of this fine instrument. […]
03
Apr
2014
Is yours an equipped church?
Church leaders who claim to be serious about leading a disciple-making church aren’t going to get very far with such a claim if their flock isn’t equipped. […]
29
Mar
2014
The world needs a simple man …
As I write this, it’s a wet, rainy day in northern California. A much needed watering in a drought-stricken place. Just the kind of morning to slow […]