These are helpful: 1. Personal preference drives decision-making 2. Emotion trumps mission 3. Sacrifice is non-existent 4. Any growth is mostly transfer growth 5. Innovation is dead or on life-support Carey Nieuwhof expands on these points here.
These are helpful: 1. Personal preference drives decision-making 2. Emotion trumps mission 3. Sacrifice is non-existent 4. Any growth is mostly transfer growth 5. Innovation is dead or on life-support Carey Nieuwhof expands on these points here.
I find value in reading posts on the theme of change from differing authors. There are many common threads, such as the main ideas of this post by Nick Batzig, which include: planning, communication, focus, and consistency. A sample: Sessions must lead the congregation forward by means of informational newsletters, meetings and/or personal conversations. Some …
Bryan Chapell writes about learning the skill of commendation and thanks: Learning the pastoral art of commendation is important for all Christian leaders who desire to form churches of spiritual support. It takes no special skill to see what is wrong with people, and to criticise them. But to see people robed in a righteousness …
Ron Edmondson lists ‘seven dangers of leading in isolation’: Moral failure Without accountability in place many people will make bad decisions, because no one appears to be looking. We are more susceptible to temptation when we are alone. Burnout We are made for community. There is an energy we gain from sharing life with other …
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