Volunteer Removal – Part 2
There’s a lot written about how to fire up volunteers, but not a lot written about how to fire them when they’ve not quite lived up to their commitments. Of course the best way to ensure the ministry gets done is to place the right people in the right positions in the first place. But […]
Volunteer Removal – Part 1
Volunteer Removal Part 1 There’s a lot written about how to fire up volunteers, but not a lot written about how to fire them when they’ve not quite lived up to their commitments. Of course the best way to ensure the ministry gets done is to place the right people in the right positions […]
Excerpt 1: From “Everything Must Change: Jesus, Global Crises, and a Revolution of Hope”, by Brian D. McLaren
By: Linnea Nilsen Capshaw The security strategy of Jesus clearly involved a radical break from that of Rome and the various parties in his own nation, whether the violent Zealots, the accommodating Sadducees and Herodians, the blaming Pharisees, or the withdrawing and isolating Essenes. Rather than an aggressive and offensive empire, or a submissive or passive […]
Excerpt 2: From “Everything Must Change: Jesus, Global Crises, and a Revolution of Hope”, by Brian D. McLaren
… According to a global survey, three out of four of the happiest people groups in the world are not rich consumers. Using a scale where 7 marks the maximum of happiness, Forbes magazine’s riches Americans came in second (5.8), tied with the Pennsylvania Amish. Close behind them (5.7) were the Masai of East Africa, a […]
Giving Thanks Always for All Things…Ephesians 5
By: Jeff Patton Hard to do, you bet! But giving thanks is vitally important. Life in its perplexities often presents things that shake, rattle and attempt to roll you. A quick look through the Bible will find people who endured hardships, pain, persecution, and even death for what they believed. And in the midst of these […]
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. […]