Some people are more organized than I am and do things in a more disciplined fashion. Many of these people find it helpful to keep a “Leadership Journal” in which to chronicle their leadership development as it happens.
In this journal a person might put the following:
1. Cause and Effect events. “I responded this way […]
I am coming to believe that effective leadership is based on the following formula.
1. Our Call works like an anchor in the storm or a GPS when faced with major intersections in life.
2. Our preferred style of leadership makes some forms of leading easier than others and preclude some forms of leadership that may […]
Hi Bill,
I’ve heard you say that Robert’s Rules are dead. What are some of the factors that has led to its demise?
Making disciples,
Bill
From Bill Easum
Roberts Rules were designed for people who don’t trust one another or who can’t relate to one another in an orderly, loving fashion.
If the church is seen as a corporation then […]
One of the most frustrating realities about a turnaround is that it takes more time to get ready for a successful turnaround than it does to grow a church.
Let me explain.
There are Several Ways to Grow a Church
Give me a big enough budget and I can fill your church I don’t care how many […]
Craig Galbraith, Oliver Galbraith
This book contains classic management secrets that anyone in leadership will benefit from. The Rule contained the first complete management system in the Western world. The beauty of The Rule is that it has withstood the test of time and is as valid today as it was fifteen centuries ago.
As a […]
Experiencing LeaderShift is for the 92% of pastors who score low on the gift of leadership. You read that correctly-92% of all pastors don’t have the gift of leadership as their primary gift. So how does one lead a church without a strong gift of leadership?
LeaderShift by Don Cousins is the answer. He takes […]
by Bill Easum
“You have heard it said . . . , but I say . . . ”
–Jesus of Nazareth
You have heard it said, “Think outside of the box!” But instead, I ask you to consider this: “It’s time to see beyond the box.”
At a time when many churches are just beginning to try to think […]
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.
Spend some […]
Today’s environment requires leaders to be spiritual directors rather than teachers or CEO’s.
Being a spiritual director is different from being a teacher. Teachers impart knowledge to their students. Spiritual directors walk with fellow travelers on their personal journey of experiencing God, not to impart knowledge, but to assist the traveler in their own discovery […]
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