Tweet Change invites conflict. You can’t escape that fact. But… Avoiding change stifles growth. Which eventually leads to conflict. (Ever been a part of a declining organization…or church?) And… Avoiding…
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Tweet Several years ago I read an article by Raymond P. Rood’s entitled “How Then Should Organizations Liveâ€. (http://www.humantechnologies.com) Rood makes the point that every organization has three basic needs….
Tweet Sometimes it’s the little things. A lazy Sunday afternoon nap after a great morning at church. Picking raspberries in Michigan and “testing” them along the way. Inside jokes with…
Tweet Oh, the joy of controlling leadership. It’s highly under appreciated. Oh, I know, this appears to be a change of tune for me. This blog has been critical of…
Tweet The other day someone said to me, “Pastor, Sorry I haven’t gotten involved in the church yet, but I don’t know what I’m supposed to be doing right now….
Tweet If you haven’t heard, Google Reader is going away. Quickly. It was announced a couple months ago, but it ends July 1, 2013. I was bummed, because I use…
Tweet A friend and I went to a Reds game recently. It was a cold night for baseball. It had been raining for several days and thankfully stopped in time…
Tweet All of us say things we wish we hadn’t said. We all offend people at times. Everyone knows what it is like to put foot in mouth. Doing so…
Tweet In my years leading in business and churches, I have known many people who claim to be leaders, but they are actually nothing more than controllers of people. There…
Tweet When I’ve answered the same questions numerous times, I feel there may be a need for a post. Recently, I’ve spoken with a dozen or so church planters, or…