Archive for Leadership
Where’s Your Chair?
OK. So, the chaos of the start of a new year is over and it is time to get focused. – really focused. I have a lot of things I personally need to get focused on. I have been making some progress on that front this past week. This week it continues. I want to blog. [...]
Is Your Church Filled with Managers or Leaders?
Thought leader Seth Godin gives his take on the difference between management and leadership – something for church leaders to consider! Video on Vimeo…
A Disney Church Experience?
Can a church offer a visitor a similar experience and visitor anticipation as Disney? Can going to church actually be as exciting as going to Disneyland? In this week’s Ministry Story church communications podcast, I talk with Anthony Coppedge, Director of Communications at Fellowship Technologies. Anthony shares his recent Disney experiences and some powerful insights that church leaders can [...]
5 Things You Can Learn from Me Falling Off My Roof
Yes, that’s right. I fell off the roof of my house. Nine feet and landed on my deck…fortunately I am uninjured, just a few minor bruises and slightly hurt pride. What Caused The Fall So here’s the scoop. It snowed here on Sunday morning. A wet sticky snow which subsequently pasted itself to my satellite [...]
Recalibration
I have a huge respect for pastors. These men and women have the most challenging leadership role on the planet. They are people of deep faith and conviction. They give their lives to passionately serve God, to teach, to love, and to make growing students of Jesus. For the past two days close to 40,000 [...]
The Signature of Mediocrity
Today was Day 1 of the 2010 Global Leadership Summit. The summit is a must-attend conference in my yearly schedule. Jim Collins spoke this morning and something he said really resonated with me: “The signature of mediocrity is chronic inconsistency.” For a long time, I have felt that churches accept mediocrity in their communication. Churches have the [...]
Wouldn’t you like to be a better leader?
If you are a church leader, you are part of a high-stakes endeavour that is one of the most challenging and important things you could possibly be doing with your life. As a result, the role you are in can wear you down spiritually, physically, emotionally, and mentally. You need to be recharged and re-calibrated [...]
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