Some people are more organized than I am and do things in a more disciplined fashion. Many of these people find it helpful to keep a “Leadership Journal” in which to chronicle their leadership development as it happens.
In this journal a person might put the following:
1. Cause and Effect events. “I responded this way […]
One of the key roles a Christian leader plays is removing any barriers that keep emerging leaders and new Christians from reaching their potential and the church from fulfilling the Great Commission. One way to do this is through prayer. Another is removing controllers from power. A third is to provide a variety of […]
When it comes to strategizing for the evangelism, think macro. That is who is out there and usually the largest group of people in the area. What are they thinking; what are their needs and issues?
When it come to strategizing for the congregation, think micro, which is the core leadership. The congregation never matters. […]
Here are some things I’m seeing and some comments on books I’ve read all of which point up some leadership tips.
Tip One
I continue to see churches that add an indigenous service to their Sunday schedule and in two or three years it is the largest church. I just got an email from Bedford Church […]
Equipping Tips by Bill Easum
1. Ask yourself “If we are twice as big as we are now, can I keep doing what I’m doing now?” then list the things you are doing that anyone could do. Then list those things that anyone could do with minimal training; then moderate training; then with major training […]
Well, you won’t believe this one. Did you know that airlines can not ask about a pilots check ride results because of privacy laws.? The good old ACLU at work again. Did you know that every fatal crash has involved a pilot with a poor check ride record?
I used to have as private pilots liscense. […]
The drum was so loud that I was sure it could be heard several blocks over at a neighboring church. We are an old, established downtown church. The elders of my church were dancing the round dance around the pews in the sanctuary. Furthermore, everyone was thoroughly engaged in the happenings this Sunday morning. […]
During my reading for “Leadership On The Other Side”, I found only three books that did not define leaders as people who had followers who did what the leader wanted done (I’m sure there are more than three, but between 1995 and 1999 that’s all I found). Good leaders got their way by influence […]
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