Dear friends: What role does creativity play in the life of your congregation? What about the role of creativity in your personal ministry leadership? I am convinced that creativity is a key to helping congregations navigate the challenges of any transition....
Dear friends: How do you achieve order out of chaos? More pointedly, how to congregational leaders (clergy or laity) lead or facilitate meetings and decision-making processes so that the group is able to make a good decision and not hopelessly divide the group by...
Pastoral leadership models have become a topic of interest to many congregations. Most current leadership models were created in a time where the world (and congregational life) was very different. Effective pastoral leadership requires different skills, structures,...
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 Les Robinson Many of us regard our parents and siblings as having mentored us in some manner, certainly in the early stages of our lives, and perhaps even into our later years. Most of us still remember the names of teachers and coaches and clergy and other...
