The value of strategic planning
You know how working in the church goes… if you don’t set aside time for the truly important things, you end up spending your time putting out fires and running from urgent issue to urgent issue. Come plan with us. We have time set aside on June 13-14 in Chicago. You...
Faithful and focused – what’s your grade?
Just before my junior year of college as a chemistry major, I had a real spiritual awakening. As I began to get much more involved in ministry, I discovered that I had to do a resorting of my priorities that resulted in making a shift in my thinking. Instead of...
The importance of starting with the “why”
Here’s a helpful resource for you on a Friday morning: A video presentation that talks about the importance of starting with the “why” rather than with the “what.” If you want to see the difference between inspiring people and presenting something that feels like...
Credentials for ministry leaders: make it ongoing
I’ve been working with a few groups on ways to revamp their credentialing or ordination process– essentially, how to prepare ministers for ministry. This week on my blog I’m reflecting on some of my general thoughts in this topic. Once you ordain, certify, or...