Continuing reflections to prepare for the new year ahead. Questioning is not the same as negativity. Questions are necessary for leaders to learn and grow. From Mark Altrogge at The Blazing Center, It’s Not Wrong To Question Your Leaders. The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived …
Thoughts this time of year wander into next year. Here are ten very practical tips from Thom Rainer about how to be a healthier and more effective leader. 1. Avoid spiritual slippage. Many effective leaders are incredibly focused on their work, so much so that they neglect their spiritual disciplines. Leaders under pressure must depend …
Okay, so the name of this blog is mgpcpastor. This is because it’s the simplest description of what I do, not a reference to a title. I don’t address my friends by putting their work description before their name. Try it. ‘Butcher John’ or ‘Baker Mary’ or ‘Candlestick Maker Fred’. You get the idea. So …
Tomorrow I’ll post the Ministry And Mission 2012 document and draft budget that Mount Gambier Presbyterian Church adopted last Sunday. One of the perennial questions we get each year is why our budget is always in deficit. It’s because we plan it that way. We do hold some invested funds, and that’s because folk either …
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