Archive for 'leadership'
Are You Preaching From An Island?
Posted on 15. May, 2010 by frank.
Confession time. Sometimes when pastors preach, we feel like we are on an island and there is no one actually listening. We get little or no response from the church, and we can almsot feel like what we’re doing is pointless. It kind of feels like we are stranded on an island in the middle of a lake. We can see [...]
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Are You The Annoying One At The Meeting?
Posted on 10. May, 2010 by frank.
As a leader in ministry, half my job is meeting with others. Breakfast meetings, volunteer meetings, business meetings, leadership meetings, recruting meetings, creative meetings, staff meetings, and I’m sure there are a few others that I can come up with if I really try. As a part of these meetings I do my best to [...]
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When Changes Are Challenging
Posted on 14. Nov, 2009 by frank.
I have quite a few friends and family going through some changes right now and I was reminded of a post I wrote a while ago that I thought would be good to post again. As a leader in the church, sometimes change is one of the most challenging things for people to cope with especially volunteers. [...]
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The Idea Camp
Posted on 28. Aug, 2009 by frank.
The Idea Camp is a collaborative movement of idea-makers who facilitate free hybrid conferences and develop resources for people who desire to move ideas toward implementation. Facilitated by a growing collective of innovative thinkers and practitioners from numerous disciplines, participants gather around topics of interest to encourage and inspire one another, share practical wisdom from the [...]
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If You Are In Ministry – Don’t Miss “The Nines”
Posted on 17. Aug, 2009 by frank.
If you are in ministry, you can’t miss out on “The Nines.” Here is the scoop: THE NINES is a free one-day event that will take place totally on-line. It is designed for all church staff members who want to be motivated and stretched in their leadership. Leadership Network asked some of the church’s greatest [...]
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Merging Social Media and Ministry
Posted on 12. Aug, 2009 by frank.
I have been having a ton of conversations about social media in recent weeks and I recently listened to a webinar that got me thinking further about our need to merge social media and ministry. Conference calls, staff discussions, breakfast meetings, have all caused me to finally get some of my thoughts down in a blog post. [...]
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Less Clutter, Less Noise. Kem Meyer Q&A
Posted on 29. May, 2009 by frank.
Kem Meyer is on a whirlwind, one day, blog tour today answering tons of questions about communications in the church. For the full list of locations click here. So without further delay, here was my question for the oh so wise guru of communication: Our church seems motivated most to attend events and activities when [...]
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Staying Positive Through Change
Posted on 17. May, 2009 by frank.
As a leader I find change is one of the most challenging things for people to cope with. During some of my challenging change moments I have had people ask me how I remain so positive despite the rapid change around me. Here is my short list of things I try to do to stay [...]
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Multi-site Needs To Multiply Leaders
Posted on 11. May, 2009 by frank.
In the video below, Ed Stetzer shares his opinions about multi-site churches and some of his concerns about how they choose to operate. The thing that stuck with me is the multi-site method needs to make sure it reproduces great teachers and leaders at the same time it produces churches. Many multi-site churches utilize video [...]
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