By Martha Beahm, D.Min., Ed.S. I Cor. 6:19: “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God, and that you are not your own?” When we are in the role as a servant leader, we often do not include ourselves...
Faith and Leadership August 2015 By David Odom How do you respond when you hear a new idea, something that has real promise but is not quite right? How do you both encourage the creative juices of the presenter and introduce concerns? Business strategist Roger...
Leadership Journal By Rebecca Florence Miller Headlines about billionaire businessman-turned-presidential candidate, Donald Trump, fill our Facebook newsfeeds and dominate the news. His racist remarks, misogynistic jabs, and constant insults seem to have taken over...
By John Stackhouse Count up all of those hours: Is that what we really think our preachers are worth? The way some Christian churches and other organizations pay their speakers, it makes me embarrassed to be a member of the same faith. A friend of mine is a gifted...
By John Wimberly Almost everyone dreads the annual performance review that remains a ritual in most congregations. The employee wonders if it will be fair. If the pastor performs reviews of staff, she or he wonders if the results will be toxic for the relationship...
