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You can do a “life story” retreat with your group or team

 

This past weekend I took my discipleship group on a “life story” retreat. We went to a mountain cabin for an overnight experience where our only agenda was to be together and tell our life stories to each other.

With my discipleship group, deep relationship is the absolute requirement for real growth, change, and transformation. That’s because Christ’s love through us will only transform in an environment of true vulnerability (David Benner, Surrender to Love). I told the men that they ...

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25
JAN
0

Categories: Biblical community, Board, Discipleship, Governance, Leadership, Spirituality

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Are you being selfish to employ a leadership coach for yourself?

 

Leaders have said to me that they would love to have asked for a leadership coach, but it felt “selfish.” But when their board recommended it and actually appropriated the funds, they jumped at the opportunity.

The truth is that one of the most SELFLESS things you can do as an organizational leader is to invite a good leadership coach into your life. There are 2 key reasons for this. Most obviously, it will benefit your organization and others around you ...

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8
JAN
0

Categories: Board, Coaching, Leadership, Leadership coaching, Leadership development, Organization, roles

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What does Biblical community look like for a church “at work?”

 

I think that for most churches Biblical community is an illusive term. Fellowship is used a lot with a wide range of meanings, everything from church suppers to hanging out in the “fellowship hall” to what happens in a small group. But to me, at least, these all conjure up images of acquaintances talking together at an acquaintance depth. What kind of community do you see in your mind when we are “at work” in, for, or in the name of the ...

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9
NOV
0

Categories: Biblical community, Board, Discipleship, Uncategorized

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When Relationships are Damaged by a Lack of Organizational Clarity

 

This past weekend I had yet another pleasure and joy of serving a precious church with painful relational stresses. I won’t go into details about this situation, but I can say that it’s not unusual to witness in a church relationship stress among the pastor, elders or deacons (or both if the church has both categories), board, staff, and others.

The amazing thing is that when you get behind the specific issues, you find a LACK OF ORGANIZATIONAL CLARITY as the ...

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17
OCT
0

Categories: Board, Governance, Leadership, Organization, organizational clarity, roles

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