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

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

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