By Gil Rendle From Faith and Leadership Gil Rendle has spent four decades working with issues of change and leadership in the United Methodist Church as a pastor and consultant. As he prepares to retire from his current role, Rendle reflects on his career helping...
By Alan Hirsch From Leadership Journal It was while leading South Melbourne Restoration Community, an inner city church committed to reaching the marginalized people of our city, that I realized something was fundamentally wrong. We were a ragtag band of ex-druggies...
By Stephanie Dyrness Lobdell From CTPastors “Oh Pastor, you’re so busy. I don’t want to bother you,” she says as she makes herself at home on my office couch. On my more gracious days, I respond easily, “Oh you’re never a bother. Come in. How is it with your...
From Perspectives By David Brubaker In the last 50 years, much of our new understanding of congregational life emerged from the social sciences, while less attention has been given to the spirituality of congregations and their leaders. Social science has contributed...
From Center for Creative Leadership Many organizations say they want to be innovative. But saying you want to be innovative and creating a leadership culture that nurtures innovation are 2 different things. Far too often, we’ve seen senior leaders behave in ways that...
