Barriers to Effective Leadership Teams Part 1
For the week of March 07, 2005 Barriers to Effective Leadership Teams: Part 1: The Absence of Shared DNA By: John Laster There are three common, interrelated barriers to more effective leadership teams: the absence of a shared DNA, the presence of fear, and a lack of trust within the team itself. The concept of […]
Leadership: Burden or Blessing?
For the week of February 28, 2005 Leadership: Burden or Blessing? By: John Laster There is significant instability, lack of focus, and an absence of trust and joy in the majority of congregational leadership teams today. Make an opportunity soon to examine perceptions of your team’s dynamics. It can take some time to lay the […]
Location, Location, Location
For the week of February 21, 2005 Location, Location, Location By: Tom Bandy You’ve seen the real estate ads emphasizing the importance of having a home close to all the conveniences of school, shopping, work, and leisure. The same applies to the church. Your church building was originally constructed on your site because at […]
The Four Key Spaces
For the week of February 14, 2005 The Four Key Spaces By: Tom Bandy Many church leaders feel the need to evaluate their facilities, but don’t know where to start. Here is where you start. Understand effective church facilities should fit the core process of the church. Traditional established churches rely on a core process […]
Training
For the week of February 07, 2005 Training By: Tom Bandy In most Congregational Mission Assessments, the most common failure in the system story of a growing, out-of-the-box church is that they are not rigorous and intentional enough training leaders. Perhaps they are too hasty to develop programs for increasing numbers of people; or perhaps […]
Radical Hospitality
For the week of January 31, 2005 Radical Hospitality By: Tom Bandy Most churches have learned that hospitality increases worship attendance … but they rarely go far enough. Radical hospitality is the readiness, not just to do what you like only better, but to do what you do not like for the sake of the […]