Using the prophetic gift well in leadership

Leadership

Of all the gifts, the prophetic gift is one that is often misunderstood and misused… like God or a prophet hammering down in an uncaring angry way. But that’s not how the gift is supposed to operate. How do you deal with the prophetic gift if you have it...

Leadership and Management

Leadership

  Today’s entry is from guest blogger Dr. Steven Goodwin. After twenty five years as a parish pastor, God called me out of my comfort zone of the parish and out into secular employment as an organization and leadership development consultant. In this new form of...

Confusion as a tool of control

Leadership

  From time to time, I’ve worked with people who are confused about their role or their responsibilities– about what is expected of them. Sometimes I find I haven’t communicated clearly. I slow down, then they lock in and are with me. Other...
Become a Better Leader in 30 Days

Become a Better Leader in 30 Days

Leadership, Training

Become a Better Leader in 30 Days by Steve Richardson is not a specifically Christian book, but it is written like a devotional. In 30 brief sections (just 1-3 pages each), Richardson gives you a principle to reflect on along with an activity to incorporate that...

Wisdom from the crucible of experience

Leadership

  Experience isn’t just a matter of having done a lot of stuff or lived a long time. For experience to actually matter, we need to take time to reflect on what has happened and what we’ve done. Effective leaders take time to reflect on what’s going on in their...

Why was it you went into ministry again?

Coaching

  Sometimes we need to remind ourselves why we went into ministry in the first place. Odds are, it was not for the money. It was to make disciples and to raise up leaders. More than that, it was to make disciples who would go on to make more disciples who would...

Responsibility and contribution

Leadership

One of the most helpful things I’ve found for building solid teams is to make a distinction between responsibility and contribution. Responsibility is their job– what that person is responsible for. If it doesn’t get accomplished, they are held responsible...

What we can learn from liturgical churches?

Leadership

  By guest blogger Gary Reinecke, www.infocusnet.org Part 2 of a 3-part series on liturgical churches Liturgical churches are increasingly leveraging their unique strengths to reach people who are far from God. Through new church planting efforts, young church...