Short post from Ed Welch that make a number of necessary points about the process of providing advice in a constructive way. An excerpt: Giving advice well Good advice, at its best, comes only after someone has asked for it. It shows respect by listening carefully to the person’s question and asking what other advice …
This list is from a longer post, but seems to sum up a lot of concerns I hear around our denomination in Australia. And some of them strike a bit painfully close to home. (For me, points 1, 6 and 7, particularly.) We want minds informed and hearts set on fire. Both/and, nor either/or. Primary …
These all are familiar, though 2, 4, 6 and 10 resonate with me particularly at the moment. Kevin DeYoung via Justin Taylor (where there’s a long video about these) Beware of preaching all your battles from seminary. Be careful with offhanded comments. Be yourself. Remember there are different kinds of people listening. Don’t let personal …
Mikey Lynch reflects on a recent training event and works through the question of whether culture or strategy is more important in leadership. Though the two aspects can’t be separated, they can be distinguished, and Mikey posits that whichever is your starting point it has to move intentionally to embrace the other as integral to …
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