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Mar 02, 2011
Is your church more missional or institutional?
Every church falls somewhere on the continuum between missional and institutional. However, the fact that the vast majority of churches in the United States are either plateaued or in decline would indicate that there are far more institutional churches than missional. One of the primary jobs of leaders is to keep pushing the church in missional directions and resist the temptation to move into...
Mar 02, 2011
Is your church more missional or institutional?
Every church falls somewhere on the continuum between missional and institutional. However, the fact that the vast majority of churches in the United States are either plateaued or in decline would indicate that there are far more institutional churches than missional. One of the primary jobs of leaders is to keep pushing the church in missional directions and resist the temptation to move into...
Sep 13, 2010
Leadership maturity: From me to us
There is an important transition that takes place as leaders mature and as their ministry grows. Many young leaders believe that leadership is about “making the calls” and decisions. Certainly, good leaders are pace setters as well as direction makers. They have an internal compass as to where the organization needs to go, articulate that direction daily and rally leaders and staff to go with...
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Sep 10, 2010
What makes for a healthy ministry?
What makes for a healthy ministry organization? Having worked in a few and led a few I would suggest that there are some clear markers that we should look for when exploring a ministry job – and which we should work toward if we are in leadership of a ministry organization. Each of these markers – their presence or their absence – will make a difference in the health of the ministry and the...
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Aug 06, 2010
Keepers of the Brand
Every ministry has a brand! It is made up of its mission, core convictions and ministry philosophy. The better that brand is understood by its leaders, members and constituents the more powerful it is as a unifying factor. When the brand is not understood or is foggy, that power is diluted.
Leaders are by definition the "keepers of the brand" with the senior leader leading the way. He or she is...
Aug 06, 2010
Keepers of the Brand
Every ministry has a brand! It is made up of its mission, core convictions and ministry philosophy. The better that brand is understood by its leaders, members and constituents the more powerful it is as a unifying factor. When the brand is not understood or is foggy, that power is diluted.
Leaders are by definition the "keepers of the brand" with the senior leader leading the way. He or she is...
Jul 23, 2010
When my church board is not healthy
My recent blog, Split Boards, Split Congregations generated a fair amount of comment - especially on face book. The comment below illustrates the dilemma that we find ourselves in when one's church board is not healthy.
So as a member of a congregation like this-where personal agendas are taking over and boards are not being held in check--how do you know when to leave? Knowing this is the state of...
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