Perfect Quotes Archive - Page 8 of 13 - LPLI, the Lewis Pastoral Leadership Inventory™

February 15, 2017 0

In an interview with Tony Morgan, Pastor Stephen DeFur of Cokesbury United Methodist Church in Knoxville, Tennessee, tells about the questions his church asks, beyond attendance and financial issues, in order to monitor vitality. Questions related to “life changes by participants” are below. A previous set of questions was in the February 8 issue of Leading Ideas.

Are we seeing tangible evidence of people finding freedom in Jesus?
Are marriages being restored?
Are people finding freedom from addiction?
Are parents having deeper conversations with their kids?
Are we hearing stories of people finding courage to live their faith at work or school?

February 15, 2017 0

Humility is an incredibly overlooked but important character trait. Confidence is great, but arrogance is really deadly, and there’s a fine line there.

Jodi Goldstein

February 7, 2017 0

In an interview with Tony Morgan, Pastor Stephen DeFur of Cokesbury United Methodist Church in Knoxville, TN, tells about the questions his church asks, beyond attendance and financial issues, in order to monitor vitality. Questions related to “actions by current participants” are below.

Are people taking next steps?
Are we seeing adults professing their faith in Jesus?
Are they then taking that decision public and getting baptized?
Are people getting connected in small groups?
Are we seeing increasing numbers of people finding ways to give their lives away through service?

February 7, 2017 0

When it comes to leadership it is not about the leader’s personality; it is all about how that individual behaves as a leader.

Carolyn Wang

January 31, 2017 0

Jodi Goldstein, managing director of the Harvard Innovation Labs, says that when she was looking to hire new people, she looked for “amazing.” She later learned that the ability to handle adversity was a more important trait. A right question she uses in interviews is:

What’s something that went wrong, and how did you deal with it?

January 31, 2017 0

Becoming a leader is a process of internal self-discovery. In order for me to become a leader and become an even better leader, it’s important that I first define my values and principles.

Olivia Lai

January 24, 2017 0

The status quo gets confused with the will of God.

Michael White and Tom Corcoran

January 24, 2017 0

A collection of questions about inspiring innovation and action includes one that requires a question to answer their question:

What question, if answered, could make the most difference to the future of our organization?

January 17, 2017 0

The test of our leadership is simple: Are the people entrusted to our care better off?

Cheryl Bachelder

January 17, 2017 0

While we may make good plans for a new initiative, sometimes we need to take one step back and ask a more basic question about our unspoken assumptions:

On what assumptions are we basing this initiative?

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