Leadership
Holistic Leadership Development
You want to develop leaders who will do what Jesus called us to do, leaders who can take the church forward into the 21st century. You look to the fields and see them, as Jesus does, ready for harvest — and you know that’s where your ministry needs to concentrate.
What’s needed is holistic leadership development — the kind of leadership development that comes from the harvest and leads people back into the harvest, resulting in subsequent generations of new believers and new leaders living as Jesus called us to live.
We can help you develop leaders the kind of leaders you need in a way that is both relational and intentional… and ultimately effective in helping your church accomplish its mission.
Serving vs. Leading
This blog entry is by guest blogger Steve Ogne, church planter coach and consultant with CRM. Steve and I worked together for a decade and collaborated on several projects together, including The Church Planter’s Toolkit. Steve’s most recent publication is...
Qualities of a Robust Leader
This blog entry is by guest blogger Steve Ogne, church planter coach and consultant with CRM. Steve and I worked together for a decade and collaborated on several projects together, including The Church Planter’s Toolkit. Steve’s most recent publication is...
Neutered Leaders Lead to Neutered Churches
This blog entry is by guest blogger Steve Ogne, church planter coach and consultant with CRM. Steve and I worked together for a decade and collaborated on several projects together, including The Church Planter’s Toolkit. Steve’s most recent publication is...
When your expectations exceed God’s expectations
When your expectations exceed God’s expectations, you’re setting yourself up for frustration and failure. Jesus said, “I have accomplished the work you set out for me to do” (John 17:4). Yet all sorts of things were still left undone. Was Jesus successful? He was...
Creating a Missional Culture
I recently read J.R. Woodward’s book, Creating a Missional Culture: Equipping the Church for the Sake of the World. If you liked The Permanent Revolution and want to go into more depth with the concepts explored there, you’d probably enjoy working your way through...
What would Jesus tip?
Okay, I saw this article recently and I thought, “Here’s some good preaching material!” Take a couple of minutes to read it, then think about it: What kind of testimony are we leaving in our wake? If all people see of Jesus is what they see in his followers, what...
Act
Wouldn’t it be great if you never forgot anything? We can’t help you with that in all areas of your life, but we can in your coaching relationships. MyCoachLog has a built-in system for recording and tracking action items. You can send notes and reminders to your...
Engage
My new online coaching system, MyCoachLog, not only helps you prepare before coaching sessions, it provides you with the optimal tools during your coaching session. Take a look at some of these features: A designated place to take notes during that session that...
Prepare
If you’re a coach, how long would it take you to gather all of your session notes for a client, all of the files you've sent them, all of the email communications you've had with them, and all of the action items they've been assigned? How long would that take you? I...
The Coaching Cycle: Prepare, Engage, and Act
Having coached people for over 30 years, I’ve learned that much of coaching really boils down to three things: preparing for the session in advance, interacting during the session, then determining next steps at the end of the session. I’ve designed MyCoachLog around...
Introducing MyCoachLog!
Are you a coach with a messy desk filled with post-it note reminders and handwritten notes? Let us help you organize your coaching. You'll be amazed at how easy and streamlined it is to track your coaching relationships. Benefits include: Confidential online record...
Responses to the Missional Journey
It's probably too early to tell, but my newly released book, The Missional Journey, really seems to be resonating with a wide variety of readers-- from mainline denominations to Pentecostal. Many have told me they experience a deep, visceral, heartfelt response: that...