From The Effective Church Group By Bill Tenny-Brittian Effective church leadership is the most glamour less, thankless, and frustrating job on the planet. I make that emphatic statement based on two observations. First, I’m unaware of any other sector, profit or...
By Dwight Zscheile “Innovation” is a term not typically associated with religious institutions, which tend to be oriented toward conserving and maintaining tradition. Yet at its heart, the Christian church is about innovation—embodying God’s new life, hope, and...
From Faith and Leadership By Paul A. Baxley The more our vision and our imaginations are remade by resurrection, the more we should refuse to accept things as they are and insist on seeking new ways waiting to emerge, writes a Baptist pastor. To be a leader in a...
From Congregational Consulting Group By Lawrence Peers We live in a “VUCA” world—a world of Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity. A recent Harvard Business Review article called VUCA “a catchall for ‘Hey, it’s crazy out there!’” We might as well get used...
From Center for Creative Leadership By Kristin Cullen-Lester, Bill Pasmore There are an infinite number of change initiatives available for consideration, large and small, helpful and useless. However, you (and others) must decide how many and which ones to pursue...