Tweet I’m a leader. Yet, many times I submit to people I lead. We need good leadership. I might even say without leadership – in a big picture perspective –…
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After a recent staff meeting, I was thinking about what makes our team at Grace Community Church healthy. I’ve written about healthy teams before HERE and HERE among other posts. I think healthy teams are intentionally created, so I’m consistently trying to make our environment better. My current thoughts have led me to believe that in our case, it’s as much about what we don’t have on our team as what we do have.
I think our team works well together because we get along well with each other. (Most of the time.) It may have to do with what we check at the door when we spend time together.
Here are 7 things healthy teams check at the door:
Tweet Do you want to be a part of a healthy team? I have some phrases I use to indicate a healthy team. Do you like simple? This is really…
Tweet No leader sets out to create an unhealthy culture, but I know some keys to creating one. There are things which injure the health of any team. I am…
https://media.blubrry.com/ronedmondson/ronedmondson.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/How-To-Get-Introverts-To-Participate.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadTweet In this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast Ron and Chandler Vannoy discuss how to get the introverts on your team to…
This is a random post, but I was thinking recently about the “backside” of leadership. Here’s what I mean…
A great leader:
Tweet John Maxwell says leadership is influence. If that’s true, then how does a leader develop influence with the people he or she leads? I have learned a few ways…
Tweet In August of every year, I see the posts and get the emails. Parents are dropping off their kids at college – and, it is hard. Sending a child…
Tweet The leader sets the bar for the organization. If you are a leader you have the responsibility of establishing parameters by which your organization will be successful. Of course,…
https://media.blubrry.com/ronedmondson/ronedmondson.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Why-The-Introvert-On-Your-Team-Is-Participating.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadTweet In this episode of The Ron Edmondson Leadership Podcast Ron and Chandler Vannoy discuss why an introvert on your team may not be…
Tweet As a result of planting two churches, I’ve spoken with dozens of people wrestling with a call to be a church planter. Â They want to discuss the biggest challenges…
Tweet Pastors and spouses can find true friends. Really, they can. Of course, people talk. People gossip. People love to share what they hear. And that’s true of what they hear…
This week I had two people email through my blog asking for suggestions when interviewing with a church for a staff position. I am thinking it could be an issue worth addressing.
Having sit on both sides of the table, here are 7 suggestions:
If a pastor is not careful, the weight of everyone else’s problems will take precedence over the issues and concerns of his immediate family. I see it frequently among pastors I encounter. There have been seasons of my ministry where this is the case, especially on abnormally stressful days.
I decided years ago when I was a small business owner, serving in an elected office and on dozens of non-profit boards that my busyness would never detract from my family life.
Here are 7 ways I attempt to protect my family from the stress of ministry.
Tweet The are some incredible casualties with being unresponsive leaders. I remember meeting with a young man in our church a number of years ago. I had baptized him a…