Leadership Team Field Exercise 5: Blessing Time
From “Gaining Traction” (Chalice Press, 2007) At least once a month, randomly pick a team member to “sit in the hot seat” and be the focus of a short blessing time at the end of a meeting. One way to structure this is to put the names of everyone on your team in a bag. […]
Leadership Team Field Exercise 4: Team Time Assessment
By: John Laster From “Gaining Traction” (Chalice Press, 2007) Leadership teams are too busy “doing,” and rarely spend enough time thinking and sharing with one another about who God has called them to be and how they are functioning together. Use this Field Exercise as a catalyst for some needed heart level conversation in your team. […]
Leadership Team Field Exercise 3: What Are You Avoiding?
From “Gaining Traction” (Chalice Press, 2007) Leadership teams are too busy “doing,” and rarely spend enough time thinking and sharing with one another about who God has called them to be and how they are functioning together. Use this Field Exercise as a catalyst for some needed heart level conversation in your team. Foster an […]
Leadership Team Field Exercise 2: Ambiguity of Leadership Language
By: John Laster From “Gaining Traction” (Chalice Press, 2007) Do some informal research the next time you as a leader can procure about 5 minutes in a gathering of a cross section of the congregation (a class, small group, town hall meeting, fellowship gathering, or other setting). • Let people know you need their input on […]
Focus Interviews Searching for Clergy and Staff Leadership: Part 3 of 3
Search committees are always looking for pastors and additional staff, but they need to know the difference between mission-driven leadership and maintenance-drive leadership. Here is the first set of distinctions you need to make in your interviews: I am in a therapeutic process I am charging ahead with clarity of purpose Ministry is a stage in […]
Focus Interviews Searching for Clergy and Staff Leadership
Search committees are always looking for pastors and additional staff, but they need to know the difference between mission-driven leadership and maintenance-drive leadership. Here is the first set of distinctions you need to make in your interviews: Maintenance Mission Serving the church Serving the Mission Serving the membership Serving Christ Care Taking for members Care Giving to […]