Five Steps To Staff Effectiveness
Cialis side effects Pastors are notorious for hiring and then either totally abdicating leadership to new staff members or micromanaging their every move. Give your staff the following five vision statements, and you’ll move closer to the right balance between abdication and micromanagement. This is where we are going. “We are becoming a church of thousands in […]
A Church Planter and Church Transformation Self-Assessment
When it comes to professional pastoral ministries, the absolute must difficult job of all is effectively leading a church’s transformation. That’s a glamourless, thankless, painful, heart-wrenching, aggravating, and too often career-ending task. In fact, the only ones who intentionally consider engaging in this kind of ministry are either narcissistic, arrogant, savior-complexed martyrs or else the God-called servant […]
Living with or Ministering to a Stroke Victim
I’m sure some of my acquaintances will tell me I shouldn’t have posted this to my blog. They may be right but I feel compelled to post it because it might help someone. Isn’t that what Christians are supposed to do? I want to help anyone who has a spouse who has had a stroke […]
Living with and Ministering to a Stroke Victim
I’m sure some of my acquaintances will tell me I shouldn’t have written this article. They may be right but I feel compelled to share it because it might help someone. Isn’t that what Christians are supposed to do? I want to help anyone who has a relationship with a spouse who has had a stroke […]
Staff to Your Weaknesses
Good leaders not only know and play to their strengths; they are painfully aware of their weaknesses as well. The difference between a good leader and a great leader, however, is what they do about those weaknesses. Good leaders know their weaknesses and too often expend untold resources and energy in converting those weaknesses into […]
The Permanent Revolution is a Great Read
The Permanent Revolution, by Alan Hirsch and Tim Catchim Let the fireworks begin! You’ll either love The Permanent Revolution or you’ll hate it. Hirsch and Catchim have opened a huge can of worms that has been rotting for centuries. What can am I referring to? The Apostolic can. The authors declare that it is impossible for […]