7 Healthy Organization Characteristics

My experience has taught me that there are both healthy and unhealthy organizations in the body of Christ.–churches as well as non-profits. Here are some great thoughts from Ron Edmondson on characteristics of healthy organizations. Is there one of these that...

More direction and less instruction

Recently, while reading a book about good leadership, I read that what many people need is more direction and less instruction. My first thought was that this idea would make a good post. Here it is! It’s been my conviction for quite some time that most people and...

Vapor, Inches, and Making the Most of the Time

The hourglass of time is running. You can’t stop it, reverse it or demand a replay. What you can do is to wisely invest what you have. Your skill at making the most of your limited supply of time can make the difference between being a winner or a loser in the...

TWO THINGS ARE ESSENTIAL IN FINISHING WELL!

I assume that most of you who read these blogs are well aware of the fact that I am very fond of The Message by Eugene Peterson who recently passed away at the age of 85. I know that The Message is a paraphrase and not on par with a genuine translation. Peterson...

4 surprises all leaders face:

The leader’s journey is often filled with surprises. Things that we believed that just weren’t so, things we just didn’t see coming, things that we overlooked or forgot. Dan Rockwell shares 4 surprises all leaders face. Which of these are surprises...

Two Relationship Killers

The older I get the more I’m beginning to understand how important relationships are in everything. My family My work My faith community \Lately, in my coaching of Christian leaders, I’m observing two things which seem to cause a great deal of harm. I’m thinking of...