The Golden Circle and Church I suggest most of our churches (and many of our leaders) are perfectly conditioned to be ordinary. We have been trained to “sell” our “product” based on What and How rather than Why. “Hey, we do church right here. Our name is right. Our organizational model is right. We worship […]
Archive for Leadership Encouragement – Page 5
In 2009, Simon Sinek spoke to an audience of 50 people on the subject of “How great leaders inspire action.” TED (conferences on Technology, Entertainment, and Design) video-taped the event. From such humble beginnings, Sinek’s speech went on to become the second most-watched presentation on TED.com. If you haven’t see the speech, here’s the link. It’s […]
Authors : General
by Jim Martin “Do you feel appreciated in the congregation you serve?” It took this minister only seconds to answer his friend’s question. “No, I don’t feel appreciated. I feel taken for granted by my elders, my co-workers, and many people in our church.” He went on to say, “Now of course that is […]
Authors : Jim Martin
Tags : Leadership Encouragement
by This is the final post comparing leadership functioning in some churches with the game of Ouija: questions are posed and decisions made based on hidden forces within and between the members that are not, or will not, be revealed. Rather than allow mystery to remain the theme of leader interaction, it is possible to […]
Authors : Jon Mullican
by Jon Mullican Last Wednesday’s post compared leadership functioning in some churches with the game of Ouija: questions are posed and decisions made based on hidden forces within and between the members that are not, or will not, be revealed. Rather than allow mystery to remain the theme of leader interaction, it is possible […]
Authors : Jon Mullican
by Jon Mullican When I was about 10 years old, growing up in central Oklahoma, several of my brother’s friends brought a game to our house: the Ouija Board. One friend explained to my brother and me how the game worked: pose a question to the board; all place a hand on the planchette (we […]
Authors : Jon Mullican
by Grady & Karen King If We Could Have a Do-Over with our Children If you could have a do-over in raising our children what would you do differently? I posed this question to my wife recently while thinking about faith development, ministry and several younger ministers I know. Being raised as a “PK” (preachers […]
Authors : Grady King
Tags : Leadership Encouragement, Mentoring
by Jim Martin 1. Over-functioning is very tiring and usually results in other people under-functioning. 2. I have often worried too much about others and some imaginary future crisis. Each day has enough challenges. 3. Sometimes I have felt too responsible for another’s life instead of focusing on the responsibilities that I really […]
Authors : Jim Martin
Tags : Leadership Encouragement, Mentoring
by Tim Woodroof A Question of Leadership Of course, opportunities are not the same as realities. Though every transitioning church could experience these blessings, not all of them actually will. The difference boils down to leadership. Wise leaders look for and grasp the opportunities that present themselves during the interim season. Foolish leaders ignore or […]
Authors : Tim Woodroof
by Tim Woodroof The Opportunity- continued from part 2 As uncomfortable as a ministerial transition can be for a church, the opportunities that open up are exciting. Stable churches are comfortable churches. They don’t reinvent themselves. They don’t “rock the boat.” They don’t ask unnecessary questions. The status quo is protected, even venerated. But churches […]
Authors : Tim Woodroof
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