How to move forward when everything changes daily

How to move forward when everything changes daily

Leadership

Covid has changed everything. If all restrictions lifted tomorrow, is it your hope for things to go back to the way they were? I don’t believe that is possible. People have changed. After months of instability and fear, we are less trusting and more cautious....
Two painful requirements of constructive change

Two painful requirements of constructive change

Church Development

Today’s entry is by guest blogger Dr. Charles R. Ridley. On Constructive Change Every individual, group, organization, and certainly every church periodically faces the challenge of changing. It has been said that change is the one constant in life. But some...

Listening to build trust

Leadership

Listening to build trust: In ministry, we are inevitably dealing with people that have differences: different perspectives, different priorities, different directions. The default for most of us is to convince people of the rightness of our view. We get into a...

In leading turnaround, start small

Leadership

I’ve been coaching the new pastor of an old church. He’s very sharp and knows what needs to be done to bring about renewal and positive change. The question is not about the “what” but the “how,” and that’s what we’ve been working on. One thing he’s been doing is...

7 Most Important Questions when Leading Change

Leadership

As you consider leading change, here are the seven most important questions you need to be asking. Take some time to sit down with a pen and paper and reflect on these questions as they pertain to a particular change you are looking at making. How will you free up...