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It takes a village
A friend of mine lives in a neighborhood that has a lot of young kids and neighborhood schools so many of the people know each other. While I was there visiting, I saw moms out on the sidewalk talking while their kids were playing outside. They were comparing notes...
The tyranny of the model
One of my mentors is Carl George. He was strategically involved when I was a church planter and throughout my ministry-- sometimes as a consultant and sometimes in more of a mentoring role. One of the things he cautioned me about was what he called “the tyranny of the...
Assistant vs. apprentice
Do you have assistants at your church or apprentices? An assistant is someone who helps you do your work. An apprentice is someone you’re raising up to do what you do. An assistant is a helper. There’s no expectation in the title that they’ll eventually do the job...
Leading and managing your staff secret #5: Evaluate regularly and affirm consistently
When I asked my staff for tips to give senior leaders on working with their staff, they came up with five. Here's number five: Excellent team leaders evaluate regularly and affirm consistently. Every six months, I'd sit down with each staff person and we'd have a...
Leading and managing your staff secret #4: Think strategically and lead effectively
When I asked my staff for tips to give senior leaders on working with their staff, they came up with five. Here's number four: Excellent team leaders think strategically and lead effectively. As a team leaders, you need to create the time and space to be think...
Leading and managing your staff secret #3: Communicate clearly and encourage two-way dialogue
When I asked my staff for tips to give senior leaders on working with their staff, they came up with five. Here's number three: Excellent team leaders communicate clearly and encourage two-way dialogue. Even if you as the staff leader are quick and decisive, you need...
Leading and managing your staff secret #2: Care deeply and relate personally
When I asked my staff for tips to give senior leaders on working with their staff, they came up with five. Here's number two: Excellent team leaders care deeply about their team members and relate to them personally. One very easy way to do this is to take one of...
Leading and managing your staff secret #1: Value highly and develop fully
A while back, I was asked to give a talk on how to work with your staff. So I took my team out for dinner and asked, “What should I say?” Five main points came out of that conversation. They essentially wrote my whole talk for me and made me look really good. I’ll...
Experiencing God: Youth Edition
Many of you are familiar with Experiencing God by Henry Blackaby-- it’s a classic in the spiritual formation field. But did you know there’s a youth edition? I first ran across this resource when I was working with high school students at an inner city church and...
Making serving relational and inclusive
A church had been engaging in a Saturday morning food distribution ministry to neighborhood families. One man at the church drove by and saw all these people lined up, waiting in line for the food distribution. That gave the man an idea: interact with them. Here they...
Only two more days to register for Missional Coach Training!
The deadline is looming near for the last day to register for Missional Coach Training in Los Angeles. If you are interested in guiding others along the path of missional ministry as a certified missional coach, we invite you to embark on that journey with us. We...
Sometimes it helps to draw a picture
Here’s a thought following yesterday’s blog entry where I wrote about the book The Back of the Napkin. I was once coaching a church planter who is much more of an artist-type person. He wanted to reach the arts community, which was in a downtown area. He had trouble...