Dysfunctional People
Dysfunctional means a number of things to me. Primarily it refers to an emotionally and/or socially unhealthy person, any type of ongoing behavior that is not healthy to the person or persons around them. It could mean serious 12 step issues or it could be a highly controlling person who wants to control everything and everyone around […]
Giga Churches
1n 2007, 36 U.S. churches average over 10,000 people each week, putting them in a category called “giga” churches. Bill Easum was the first to use this term in an interview by the Washington Post. Also, the fastest growing churches are those over 5,000 in worship; in other words the biggest churches are getting bigger. […]
Controllers and Systems
For excellent resources see Bill Easum, Unfreezing Moves What Bill says works with controllers because controllers are all about trying to maintain the status quo and maintain homeostasis. That’s how they keep control. If you focus on your controllers, then you are simply contributing to the anxiety, and sooner or later the anxiety will […]
Clergy, Co-Leaders
From Bill Easum It is my belief multiple pastors is a model for the 21st century. Here are some examples and some thoughts. You can find more in my book Leadership On The Otherside: No Rules, Just Clues to be published in June of 2000. Fellowship Bible in Little Rock AR began with four equal […]
Church Planting, Ridleys 13 Characteristics and Test
Other than yourself have a friend, your supervisor, and a person with whom you work in ministry fill out the following: 1. Visioning capacity being a person who projects into the future beyond the present developing a theme which highlights the vision and philosophy of ministry persuasively selling the vision to the people approaching challenges […]
Church Planting Team
According to Forbes Magazine, new businesses starting with partners were four times more likely to succeed than those who started with solo entrepreneurs. Do not start alone. A suggested planting team consists of the following members: Team leader (Pastor): Full-time, paid. A magnetic personality, networker, entrepreneur, who attracts a diversity of people. Worship leader: Full-time, […]