Lunch with a novice …
The young minister was all smiles and oozing enthusiasm as we ordered our lunch at the restaurant. I had been one of a few mentors to him […]
16
Apr
2012
Blog Tag
Leadership
18
Mar
2012
Leaders worship it and teach you to seek it …
It is the worshiped idol of leaders. They pursue it with great gusto. They teach others to pursue it, and preach that it should be pursued. With […]
05
Mar
2012
Lack of scholarship limits a congregation …
In previous discussions about leadership, whenever I raised the issue about how biblical scholarship is lacking among too many of today’s church leaders, I often got a […]
30
Jan
2012
Worship Leader or Lead Musician?
One of the most under-utilized staff positions among churches is that of the Worship Leader. That’s because for many churches, the person serving in that position really […]
27
Nov
2011
Another reason why men don’t go to church …
According to scripture, church leadership is supposed to be composed of our most spiritually mature men. But if you listen to many sermons today, you might question […]
08
Oct
2011
I was just thinking …
If you don’t like taking time to think, don’t plan on being an innovator. Great ideas pop up “out of the blue” for very few truly innovative […]
02
Oct
2011
Going pro …
God has shown flashes of His holy sense of humor to me at various times. But this time wasn’t funny, it was scary! That’s because God decided […]
23
Sep
2011
Competing isn’t leading …
Do you know the guy in the photo above? Many millions of people around the world do. He’s Tom Anderson, co-founder of MySpace. If you ever used […]
17
Sep
2011
Seeing double in this leadership model …
“Hi ho Silver! Away!” was the cry, then off rode the Lone Ranger … … with his partner, Tonto. Yes, even the Lone Ranger wasn’t alone. But […]
16
Sep
2011
Continuing Education v. Continuing Interaction
“This is the end!” you think to yourself as you walk across the stage, shake a hand while taking the encased document, walk back to your chair, […]