(From one of our Forum members)
1. Stay Well
First and foremost is my spiritual life. This means daily time with God, tithing, covenant/small groups both within and outside my church, good continuing education events. My marriage and parenting are real high on the list here. Emotional and physical wellness are a part of this too. […]
Today’s environment requires leaders to be spiritual directors rather than teachers or CEO’s.
Being a spiritual director is different from being a teacher. Teachers impart knowledge to their students. Spiritual directors walk with fellow travelers on their personal journey of experiencing God, not to impart knowledge, but to assist the traveler in their own discovery […]
During my years of pastoral ministry I learned two very helpful tactics to raise needed funds. Keep in mind this tip is not for churches that have taught tithing for years and tie tithing to membership. But if you are still doing a year stewardship drive, then these two tips might bring in some […]
Over the past few days I have been asked about the value of mergers and splits within congregations. As usual, I have some strong feelings on these issues based on my desire to see the Kingdom grow even if it is at the expense of the congregation.
So….. SPLITS ARE GOOD; MERGERS ARE BAD.
The Southern […]
Here are five quick tips about empowerment.
1. What do I see in the other person that they have not seen in themselves? — This is the beginning of switching from “What do I do?” and “What is my job?” to “Who will I discover?” and “Who will I mentor?”
2. How do I help this […]
Most church leaders don’t think of leadership in terms of levels. We tend to think more of finding volunteers or even servants. Instead I want you to begin thinking of multi levels of leadership and to begin to ask which category your leaders might fall into. I have discovered the following levels. There may […]
How is your PQ doing these days? You know – Passion Quotient.
I’ve concluded, along with a lot of other people that the most important attitude of an effective leader is passion. PQ is so important that wise leaders hire for passion rather than talent. Effective leaders choose to surround themselves with people with passion […]
Assuming you have a mission, vision, and values statement, or core values, or purpose statement, begin asking a series of questions:”What committees do we have that are not doing anything that helps these statements?” Eliminate them. Next, “What committees during the past year did not do anything?” Eliminate them. Then, “What committees did not […]
1. Listen to everything.
2. Empathize (for real).
3. Note what they are feeling.
4. Build that Shared Agenda.
5. Take a point of view, for goodness’ sake!
6. Take a personal risk.
7. Ask about a related area.
8. Ask great questions.
9. Give away ideas.
10. Return calls unbelievably fast.
11. Relax your mind!
David Maister, Charles Green, and Robert Galford, The Trusted […]