Great Leadership Part Two
A lot of pastors feel it’s inappropriate to use power, even if it might cause something good to happen. Great leaders aren’t afraid to use power for the corporate good. They know that in the absence of strong leadership, someone steps in to exercise power. They know what normally happens when leaders fail to lead […]
Emerging Key Issues Facing the Church of Tomorrow
Key Number One: How to minister in a multicultural world The boats are no longer coming to North America from Europe. Mainline denominations are finding it impossible to become multicultural in spite of their resolutions and affirmative action. As long as denominations remain dominated by European forms of worship, they’ll never develop multicultural congregations. European forms […]
Lessons from Starbucks
From Bill Tenny-Brittian A new Starbucks just opened about 1/2 mile from the church so I sat there the other morning and did sermon prep. As I listened in, I heard the trainers working with staff – modeling behavior and team/partnership. Boy did I learn something that morning! Lesson #1 on Leading Leaders: As the trainer was instructing […]
“Volunteer” is a Dirty Word
By Bill Easum The words we use denote who we are and how we view the world. Change some of the words you use and you’re on the way to changing the system. That’s why I hate the word “volunteer.” To me the word has come to mean “I’ll give you what I want to […]
A Culture of Fear
By Bill Easum with Doug Murren The war with Iraq is “over” and the one in Afghanistan is winding down. But one thing is certain: The terrorists have already won because America is becoming a culture of fear. People are afraid to fly, even though they are more likely to be killed in an automobile […]
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. […]