A local church exists for ministry and mission. It doesn’t exist to sustain programs or groupings that began with ministry and mission in mind, but which are no longer capable of achieving that purpose. As 2013 comes to a conclusion and our thoughts turn to 2014 our planning for next year is not simply to …
J.D. Greear posts about leading by influence, not by command. In it he makes helpful distinctions about the problems of non-delegation, or one person leading with a team of helpers, or micromanagers. Moving to what he terms catalytic leadership, he provides this definition: This person gives away opportunity, but still retains responsibility. This can be …
Chuck Lawless expands on these personal observations about leaders who last at Thom Rainer’s blog. They ring true to my experience. (Number 4 notwithstanding.) Unsurprisingly, they are also qualities which benefit anyone who cultivates them as part of their lives. In addition to Lawless’ explanations of these points in the original post there are some …
Ron Edmondson writes about seven important factors that should be recognised before change is implemented. These resonate with my personal experience. Here are the headlines and introductory comments. More detail at Edmondson’s post. Here are 7 steps before implementing major change: Establish trust authority – Leaders shouldn’t attempt to implement change until they have enough …
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