Would you follow you? Why or why not? Make a list in each category. Solicit the help of a courageous thinking partner, like a coach, who can challenge your thinking and help you get real about your strengths, weaknesses, assumptions,
Leading Yourself Part 1 A Balanced Life?
A balanced life? Is that the goal? How do you achieve balance with your time, priorities and purpose? There is so much to do and so many responsibilities: keeping up work or ministry demands, not to mention growing the ministry
The Vision Thing Part 5
“Shoot First, Ask Questions Later” Wrong. Wrong way to lead. Yet sometimes that’s what happens. A leader feels that he or she needs to make a quick decision, clear up the ambiguity in the room, or simply look decisive and
The Vision Thing Part 4
But I like the way my church is now. We are a small group but we know and love each other in spite of our faults. We have meaningful worship and the pastor is nice. He comes to the hospital
The Vision Thing Part 3
Vision. Mission. Great Commission. What’s the difference? Doesn’t every church have the same basic thing? What difference does it make anyway? Great questions. Vision is a compelling preferred future condition that is so strong that one can’t help but be driven
The Vision Thing – Part 2
The Vision Thing – Part 2: From God, Aligned Words and Actions Vision. You may want to ask, “Is it really Biblical? It seems a bit forced. It’s a business principle projected onto the church.” I could see where one
The Vision Thing
Over the last few months I have talked at length with a few pastors who have lamented that they know setting a vision for their ministry is important. They understand that vision is a powerful thing and that they have
Empowerment Part 12 Reinforcing Empowerment & Vision
If your goal is to pursue a cultural shift from an internally focussed, self-fulfilling, self-seeking, consumer driven ministry to an externally focussed, servant hearted, God purposed ministry, then how do you cement it within the culture of the congregation? You