In The Wilderness: Shift #1 "What if We Stop Hiring, and Start Grooming?"
The Electronic Gospel - How Tech Shapes Faith
Dallas Theological Seminary’s Center for Christian Leadership is hosting Shane Hipps, author of Flickering Pixels (my review), for a one day conference in Dallas called The…
Does Your Team Fix Broken Processes?Working in teams and across functions can often be complex and challenging. If you’re like most teams, you have certain processes that you are supposed to follow (guidelines, operating rules,…
Tips for helping students start a campus bible study
Worth Revisiting: Excellence/EffectivenessThere are several principles that I seem to revisit when talking with pastors. A couple of these are the cost/excellence curve and the cost/effectiveness curve. I wrote about those on swerve almost…
Time Out: Are you called to ministry?
Time Out (by Jerry Schmoyer)
Jesus, the master story teller, told a story about a man who held a banquet but those who were invited didn’t come so he invited others to fill the hall (Luke…
the 10 commandments of (european) youthfascinating post over on ypulse the other day, culled from an mtv sticky report called youthtopia (a study of hopes and dreams). the study describes itself this way: “In the first-ever effort…
Teamwork: How To Create SynergyA co-worker told me about the success of her grandson had trying out for and making the High School Soccer Team. One of the youngest on the team, she told me how excited he was being a part of the…
Ho! Ho! Ho! Barefoot is giving away FREE stuff!
In the spirit of the season, Barefoot is giving away some FREE youth ministry resources for you to use in your ministry during the upcoming year. Its really simple and there is no catch!…
Exploring Teen Brain DevelopmentOver at the New York Times, they have a fantastic training session for your adult volunteers that is free and ready to go. I can even see how this could be a great discussion to have with parents…
The Cowardly Manager’s Guide to Dealing with Poor Performers
Dealing with a poor performer has to be one of the hardest responsibilities of a leader. Great leaders confront performance issues head on. They provide feedback, coaching, counseling, and if…
I can do it better.Pride makes you do stupid things. One of the consequences is falling into the “I can do it better” trap. It’s what happens when you look at a situation and or a decision and say to yourself, “I…
The power of editingThe unsung heroes of any book, movie, magazine, or television show are the people behind the scenes who edit and frame a story into something that people will want to watch and talk about.
For…
Church Mathmore staff = fewer volunteers
lack of planning = financial challenges
more meetings = less ministry
unclear vision = packed ministry calendar
packed ministry calendar = volunteer burnout
more…
Why Introverts Make Good LeadersShared by Ryan
As a Closet Introvert, I feel very encouraged. Thanks!
You may have caught this article earlier this week on my twitter feed. Apparently it resonated with a bunch of you,…
