Spiritual Leadership
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 […]
Two of Our Best Money Raisers
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 extra […]
Mergers and Splits
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 […]
Empowerment Tips
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 […]
Levels of Leadership
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 be […]
What is Your PQ?
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 […]