What’s the difference between a visitor and a guest? In Platform, Michael Hyatt contends that: The term visitor implies someone who doesn’t quite belong and whom everyone hopes will leave quickly. The term guest implies someone who is to be honored and shown hospitality. Churches will routinely welcome their visitors most Sundays. But it strikes …
Reading about leadership provides helpful insights, encouragements and course corrections. Not everything translates to pastoral life, but even thinking about why it doesn’t helps refine our choices. From Scott Williams at Big Is The New Small. 13 Simple Ways To Increase Your Leadership 1. Read – Books, Blogs… 2. Find a Mentor – Find someone …
Thom Rainer’s blog continues to feature helpful and interesting material on church leadership. Here he posts about factors shared in common by churches which experienced a fresh season of growth, but did so with continuity in pastoral leadership. Rainer explains: So our research took a new twist. We only looked at churches that experienced breakouts …
As I think about the five areas of emotional IQ described below, I can discern distinct personal weaknesses in the last two areas and some growth in the first three. I believe that it is possible to develop these qualities. (Otherwise I’d be a bit discouraged.) I think the first of these is a key …
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