Posts under ‘Leadership’

I just read this post and thought I would share it.
A recent survey from Adecco Group North America highlights the increased dissatisfaction workers in America have with their employers. According to the survey:
• 54% of employees plan to look for a new job as soon as the economy turns around.
• Sentiment is even stronger [...]

I’m finding more and more that there are tensions that accompany ministry. There is a tension between vision and reality. A tension between grace and works. And many other tensions.
One of the tensions I’ve been dealing with is the tension between “being thankful” and “being dissatisfied.” I am thankful for the opportunities that I have [...]

For those looking into starting multiple campuses or wanting to entertain the idea, this book is a good starting point. The authors wrote this after conversations and trips to several churches in the world who are pioneering the campus model.
A Multi-site Road Trip
by Geoff Stuart, Greg Ligon, Warren Bird
Relationships are what hold churches together. (13)
Seacoast [...]

The Monkey and the Fish, by Dave Gibbons, is a good read for those looking to refocus and realign their priorities on impacting culture. Dave takes a non-linear approach to leadership and changing culture. His premise is that we need to live in 3rd Culture.
He starts the book off about a cute story of a [...]

While on vacation I was able to read “How the Mighty Fall” by New York Times Best Selling Author, Jim Collins. This is a follow-up to his “Good to Great” as he studied companies that had been “great” but have since ceased to exist. He notes 5 stages of decline that he saw in these [...]