The Role Of Pastoral Leadership
I hear a lot of people playing the blame game when churches are not growing and reaching their potential. The blame usually falls into one of two camps, the pastors who are not leading well or the people who will not follow. After observing this for many years and spending time both in the pew […]
Hire Winners Not Whiners
In the old days of the Industrial Age model of leadership everything was pretty simple. The leaders made all of the decisions and the followers did all of the work. There were very clearly identified lines of authority and policies and procedures for everyone. The major goal of the company culture at the end of […]
Church Scattered: The Importance Of An Attitude of Gratitude
I was reading again Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff by Richard Carlson and he talked about his tendency to start thinking negative thoughts with all the bad news that is out there today. I fight this as well especially when you are going through a hard time personally or when there is this slight issue […]
Church Scattered: Christians Learning To Live In The Moment
Many of us will lose some of the greatest blessings in life because we are not able to enjoy the life we already have today. Someone has well said that,” the measure of our peace of mind is determined by how much we are able to live in the present moment.” Two mortal enemies that […]
Leadership’s Responsibility In Life After Work
I really get amped when the whole conversation of work-life balance is addressed. Many bottom line supervisors really don’t seem to mind if people take too much work home and stay connected 24/7. However, they must realize that everyone brings home to work every day and it definitely impacts performance. This HBR post tackles this […]