The Spiritual Leadership of the Board
For the week of March 28, 2005 The Spiritual Leadership of the Board By: Tom Bandy Most churches underestimate the importance of the board members as “spiritual leaders”. Board members...
Breaking Through to a New Sense of Mission
...been a student of leadership, but this was about to be (and still is) a refining fire of leadership formation. The remaining church council (elders and leaders who stayed) asked...
Leadership Pipeline 1
For the week of January 30, 2006 Leadership Pipeline 1 By: John Laster What does your pool of emerging leaders look like? Do you ever experience frustration around the absence...
The Spiritual Leadership of the Board
...teach, and mentor the members in what a spiritual life looks like. Upgrade the spiritual leadership expectations of your board. Their commitment should include, but not be limited to, the...
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...
GalleryThree Leadership Metaphors
I like metaphors because they encourage the imagination to run wild rather than just focus on a definition. In the case of leadership, I like three primary metaphors that shed...
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...
Tip Two: Work Towards Role Clarity
Inculating a Shared Leadership DNA The most common threat to shared leadership DNA in organizations is role confusion among the organization’s various leadership elements. This shows up as an absence...
GalleryFlip Your Church Step 3: Develop Congregational Unity
...leadership covenants I’ve written extensively on the first bullet point and there is lots written on discerning a congregation’s values and vision. However, most leadership covenants I’ve seen do little...