Aug 5, 2010 | Leading the Church
Words fail. If you didn’t hear her, then an entry would be absolutely worthless to you. And if you did hear her, you don’t need me typing it. Good on ya, Christine!!
Aug 5, 2010 | Leading the Church, Pop Culture
JIM COLLINS: Good to Great Greatness, as it turns out, is a matter of conscious choice and circumstances. Why do leaders Fall? Anyone can. The mighty fall through a series of stages. STAGE ONE: Hubris born of success First, remember, you don’t fall until stage four....
Aug 5, 2010 | Leading the Church
Bill Hybels found himself in a Leadership Slump. Baseball slumps are similar. You know how it goes. He had a half dozen challenges that he could not solve. Frustrating, to say the least. His assistant Jean brought in a half dozen new leadership books. Smart Authors....
Aug 5, 2010 | Leading the Church
I’m sitting at the back of Grace UMC in Cape Coral, Florida watching my friend Jorge Acevedo convene the leaders here to learn how to do the Job better. I love it. “Holy Spirit, we give you free rein.” The conference opened with this pledge in many...
Jul 20, 2010 | Leading the Church, Methodism
After a couple of “commitment” sermons, I thought I’d write a bit about what it means to commit at Trinity. Getting It Done This is perhaps my favorite level of commitment to experience. I love seeing members and even guests pitch in to make sure the...
Jun 25, 2010 | Leading the Church
In the book Simple Church, the authors offered four key words to help provide some sense in the midst of what can be holy chaos. Clarity. Movement. Alignment. Focus. Here at Trinity, we have achieved some Clarity over the past year. For us, that meant dedicated...
Recent Comments