Leadership

Are You Stuck?

Saturday, June 11th, 2011

Are You Having Trouble Identifying What Is Blocking Your Progress? These 4 ways of examining the problem can help. One of my favorite blog authors is Seth Godin. Click Here to find out about him! Click The Title below to visit his blog. Which of the four are getting in the way? Seth Godin Blog [...]

A Tool To Train Effective Life Giving Leaders!

Wednesday, May 25th, 2011

Show this video (3 minutes) Discuss how your leadership would look differently if you reflected the message found in this clip.

Mega Religious Trend in the 21st Century

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

Guest Post: Ed Walker is a dear friend, an alumnus of CIU, and a long time trend and global watcher who’s heart beats for world evangelization. Be stirred to think in new ways as this senior statesman shares his perspective. He sent this to my attention after reading my recent post on Are We At [...]

Leaders: Are we living in a ‘kairos’ moment?

Thursday, April 21st, 2011

IS THIS A ‘KAIROS’ MOMENT FOR THE CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES? Question: What is ‘Kairos’? Answer: Kairos is an ancient Greek word meaning the right or opportune moment (the supreme moment). In the New Testament kairos means “the appointed time in the purpose of God”, the time when God acts (e.g. Mark 1.15, the [...]

A Toolbox of Resources to Enrich Prayer

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

I serve as director of alumni for Columbia Intl University. www.ciu.edu . One day a month we cancel classes to devote more time to prayer. John Heflick worked with alumni volunteers Laslene Glymph and Yvonne Fredrick along with faculty, students and alumni to produce a prayer guide to use on a recent day of prayer. [...]

What are the Waves of Deep Change for the American Church to Ride?

Monday, April 11th, 2011

April 11, 2011 What are the critical waves of deep change that will impact training leaders for North American Church ministry? Roy King Framework for discussion: (What follows is my attempt to recognize where change is occurring.) Below are areas or levels of change that I detect: Change in how we organize ourselves – Denominations [...]

Hebrews – Exhorting Us To Finish Well!

Monday, February 28th, 2011

A year ago I was in Egypt working with several Christian leaders who are making an impact for the Kingdom all over the Middle East and North Africa. During that time, and after returning to the States, God seemed to keep me in the book of Hebrews as a way to continue to work in [...]

Leadership Requires An Open Heart. What Is Your Level of Vulnerability?

Monday, January 31st, 2011

I do not know anyone in Christian leadership that does not take some hits. Rejection, Betrayal, Mistrust of motives, Passive-aggressive resistance, Rage filled e-mails, Anonymous letters, Rumors circulated masked as prayer requests are just a few examples. I find all of these and more described by Paul in his letters to the churches and leaders [...]

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