Archive for Continual Learning

Finishing Well as Leaders

by Scott Laird Robert J. Clinton researched and wrote a lot about leaders and leadership development. The theory connected to his work is “Leadership Emergence Theory” based on research of biblical characters and modern Christian leaders. By 2012 he had processed over 7,000 case studies.[1] His theory argues that God works in sovereign and providential ways […]

Who’s Leading?

by Rodney Plunket In exploring the biblical narrative of Exodus, we uncover a thought-provoking pattern of the Israelites’ wavering faith in their leaders, Moses and Aaron, as they journey through the desert. This pattern serves as a powerful example of the dynamics of leadership and followership within a church family. Through a careful examination of […]

Listening, a Skill Worth Pursuing

by Steven Carrizal The pastoral role of church leaders is a calling that puts us on holy ground as we are invited into a space of vulnerability. It is also a role for which it is easy to continually feel ill-equipped no matter how much training or experience a leader has in such situations. From […]

Continual Learning and Growth

by Greg Anderson I love to learn. This was not always the case. As a younger minister, I was naïve enough to think I had most of it figured out and did not really need a bunch of other perspectives to influence the surety of my insights. How very wrong I was, and how I […]

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