Its a Good Time to be at South Pleasant Grove…

Dec 18, 2006 | Leading the Church

I think everyone would like to be able to say that about their church. Probably, most people can say it about their church. And I’d have to say that there have been times for every member of every church everywhere when that wasn’t true. But not...

Division and Multiplication

Nov 15, 2006 | General, Leading the Church, Methodism, US Politics

For the past few years, elections in our country has been as close to a dead heat as possible. In some cases, the votes have been too close to count, as in the 2002 Presidential election. The recent elections have demonstrated that the growing polarity in our country...

The Outward Turn

Jun 21, 2006 | Leading the Church

I’ve been working actively in ministry since the early Nineties. Over the last few years, I’ve seen a variety of standards for excellence in ministry. There are those who mark numbers for attendance. Others look for filled calendars. In fifteen years of...

Followership

Jun 4, 2006 | Leading the Church, Methodism

There’s an article at changingminds.org that makes a great case for Followership. What’s that? Its the reasoning in the minds of individuals within a group that cause them to invest in another person’s leadership. One particular set of ideas caught...

The Broadest Gap

Apr 27, 2006 | Leading the Church

I’m sure you’ve heard about Exxon’s record breaking profits. If you haven’t, the story can be found here: http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12513303/ Exxon said its output rose by 5 per cent, the first increase since the third quarter of 2004, while earnings rose to...