Five Things I Wish Every Small Group Leader Knew
By Bill Tenny-Brittian In the North American House Church Movement there are all kinds of small group and House Church leaders, but we can pretty well divide them into two groups: Those with formal training (Bible college or seminary) and those without. So far, in my experience and study, the ones without have far less […]
The Ministry of Distractions
I made a comment at a recent seminar that the only way pastors can reach the unreached is to get out of the office. Seemed to me like a no-brainer, but I repeatedly heard comments like, “Get out of the office and do what?!” The answer is to “Get out of the office and get distracted!” […]
Deep Change, Discovering the Leader Within by Robert E. Quinn
By: Linnea Nilsen Capshaw Ultimately, deep change, whether at the personal or the organizational level, is a spiritual process….Contemplation is recommended to help us meet and overcome the challenges we face from our powerful defense mechanisms. Confronting our defense mechanisms leads to a necessary examination of self. To thwart our defense mechanisms and bypass slow death, […]
Deep Change, Discovering the Leader Within by Robert E. Quinn – Part 1
By: Linnea Nilsen Capshaw Leaders and Change Agents The hero’s journey is a story of individual transformation, a change of identity. In embarking on the journey, we must leave the world of certainty. We must courageously journey to a strange place where there are a lot of risks and much is at stake, a place where […]
Finding our Way, Leadership for an Uncertain Time (Margaret J. Wheatley) – Part 2
Learning Occurs in Community The first is the pioneering work of Brazilian educator Paulo Freire. Working among the poorest of the poor in Brazil, Freire developed the practice and theory of Critical Education. He demonstrated that people who had never learned to read could quickly develop skills of literacy and complex reasoning if those skills […]
The Emergency Room
Recently I had a conversation with one of the faithful EBA Community members who we’ve not heard from in some time. I phoned him out of the blue to ask a few questions about his perspective on the state of the church in the US. His response was both helpful and telling. He shared with […]