Here’s an interesting blog post by Alban consultant Dan Hotchkiss on church governance. It raises…
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One of the best resources for church leaders is constantly available, and free. It’s your…
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How focused are you? Too much can be as problematic as too little, and widening…
Continue ReadingWhat Leaders Inspire You, 2
Teresa of Avila is another leader who inspires me. Like Shackleton, I’ve been considering her…
Continue ReadingWhat Leaders Inspire You?
Who are your favorite leaders? One of mine is Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton. I’ve been…
Continue ReadingHow Do We Handle Succession?
Are you thinking about succession? What will happen when you leave? Churches frequently don’t pay…
Continue ReadingWhere Is Your Attention Going?
Have you ever said about your followers, “If they would only–“? If we pay more…
Continue ReadingWhere’s the Magic?
Last night I watched the movie Nanny McPhee, starring Emma Thompson. Colin Firth plays a…
Continue ReadingHow Will We Know It’s Us?
My classics reading group has moved on to John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath. I’m…
Continue ReadingAre You Listening for the Stories?
People have stories to tell, if we will only listen. This is a second critical…
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