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 […]
Personnel Qualifications
When hiring any new employee you can ultimately place all of the criteria you are evaluating into the two major categories of character and competency. In the old days of the Industrial Age model of hiring the priority was given to job competency over personal character. The process was started with a specific job description […]
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 […]
Creation
Several weeks ago I noticed on my CNN breaking news a story about Southern Baptists and the environment. As I read the post I was pleased to see that Jonathan Merritt working with others has formed a group that basically says that as Christians we have a stewardship over the planet God has […]