November 8, 2016 0 We do not have the luxury of leaders who are not strategic and capable of leading change and producing results.
November 8, 2016 0 Lee Kricher suggests that programs and practices that have outlived their usefulness can actually take away from a church’s current mission. He suggests this question:What things should we eliminate that are real or potential distractions to our ability to fulfill our God-given vision?
October 24, 2016 0 Most of our conflicts and difficulties come from trying to deal with the spiritual and practical aspects of our life separately instead of realizing them as parts of one whole.
October 24, 2016 0 John Wesley had a few simple questions for those who would be leaders of the early Methodist movement:Have they faith?Have they gifts?Have they fruit?
October 24, 2016 0 The most fragile thing in the world is a new idea because it can be killed with silence.
October 24, 2016 0 Often after tragedies in which many are killed, including from natural disasters, there will be reports coming long after the event about how many bodies of victims have not yet been claimed. A question that might bring this closer to home is to ask these questions:Who are the people in our community who, if they died, might have no one to claim their bodies?Do we know their names?Do we have any connection with them?
October 18, 2016 0 The primary task of leadership is to direct attention. To do so, leaders must learn to focus their own attention.
October 18, 2016 0 Will Willimon speaks in a sermon about the rich man who goes on a journey and entrusts his property to workers, giving one five talents, another two talents, and the third, one talent. (Matt. 25:14ff.) Upon the rich man’s return, the workers faced the same question, Willimon reminds us, that all of us face:What have you done with what you were given?
October 11, 2016 0 Churches are likely to grow toward partnership among their members when there is a dynamic of leadership behavior among a variety of people and not just one leader.
October 11, 2016 0 Changes can be exciting or threatening, depending on your perspective. In the best of cases, some will be more excited and welcoming of the change than others. Apart from the specifics of the change, how you as a leader implement the change will either enhance the trust people have in you or diminish your credibility. One person suggests using this question in approaching any upcoming change: Will the way I handle this change raise, maintain, or diminish trust?
