Seven Lessons for Leading in Crisis
Virtually every American institution is facing major crises these days, from declining businesses to evaporating financial portfolios. To get out of these crises, authentic leaders must step forward and lead their organizations through them. The current crisis was not caused by subprime mortgages, credit default swaps, or failed economic policies. The root cause is failed […]
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 […]
Conflict Management
At times we all have difficulty working with other people especially in stress charged environments. It is very easy especially as leader to fall into the bad habit of making negative comments about people especially when they are not present. This type of conflict resolution will do nothing but add to the problem and ultimately […]
Character Matters
I have hired a lot of people over the years from working in the corporate world to being involved with several different large churches. I ultimately take all of the factors involved and put them into one of two categories, character or competency. Competency is the possession of the skill set, experience or aptitude to […]
Multi-Generational Churches
There is always the debate about what is the most effective strategy for reaching new people, change an existing church or simply start a new one with its own unique culture. In my opinion both have their strengths and weaknesses, so the decision should depend upon the context. There are several things I have noticed […]