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The Fundamentals of Leadership
You know, I’m getting “longer in the tooth” everyday adding more and more years of leadership experience to my resume as I go. I’ve been at it for a very long time. I remember my first “paid” leadership position was at the young age of 18. I was a lead operator on an automated electroplating [...]
Continue reading...Northeast Pastors’ Network
November 7, 2009
As you know, I am Executive Pastor of Christ’s Church of the Valley here in the suburbs of Philadelphia. Like other churches, we are very serious about reaching people who don’t have a relationship with Jesus in our area. We also feel called to help other Independent Christian Churches (ICC) in our area to do [...]
Continue reading...Should churches require their staffs to tithe?
November 6, 2009
Not too long ago, the network of church leaders with whom I routinely communicate was discussing the issue of staff member tithing. It’s that time of year! I was surprised by the amount of churches that communicate it as an expectation of staff but don’t check to see if it’s actually happening. I have an old [...]
Continue reading...Strategic Planning – Step by Step
September 20, 2009
Developing a “plan and execute” culture in the local church is critical to success! Here’s a “step by step” description of the process of developing a strategic plan. This can be done in a fairly short time and without much difficulty and cost. Check this out and give it a try! Stakeholder Needs Using numerous data sources [...]
Continue reading...Putting Ourselves Out There
September 8, 2009
Since the beginning here at CCV, we’ve encouraged our staff to “put themselves out there!” We believe, beyond our own church, we are called to be a resource in our region … the northeast. So, our staff is encouraged to network with other independent Christian churches, making themselves available to share ideas and otherwise be [...]
Continue reading...Leadership Evangelism
August 15, 2009
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I have spoken to and worked with many church leaders over the years, and one of the most common issues they are facing is the challenge of finding leaders to enable and fuel the growth of their ministries. Without a good supply of leaders, a church will find it very difficult to grow, increasing conversions [...]
Continue reading...Setting Priorities – Critically Important Now More Than Ever!
August 7, 2009
Determining and setting priorities is perhaps one of the most important roles of the leader in today’s church. What should demand the attention of the staff and volunteers and what should be placed on the “back burner?” That is the question. And, with the current economy effecting giving in the church, keeping the priorities straight is [...]
Continue reading...Complacency … An Issue for Every Leader
June 19, 2009
I’m reading a new book … A Sense of Urgency by John Kotter. So far so good, but the jury is still out. My attention is easily lost when most books lately are the same old information “re-hashed” by a different author. Anyway, I was struck by the second chapter … Complacency and False Urgency. As [...]
Continue reading...Decision Making – Fairness vs. Priority
May 17, 2009
A while back I ran across a blog post on the topic of fairness. Here’s what Tim Stevens, Executive Pastor at Granger Community Church, had to say: Today I’m a fly on the wall in the back of the room in Kem Meyer’s workshop on Communications. She just said something very interesting: “Fairness is not a priority [...]
Continue reading...Leadership Fundamental – Don’t Play the Blame Game
May 2, 2009
When was the last time you read a leadership book or attended a leadership conference where it was taught that blaming your people for the performance (or lack there of) of your church was the right thing to do? I have never heard this from anyone that truly understood leadership. In fact, I've always read, [...]
Continue reading...Leadership Fundamental – Be Optimistic
April 21, 2009
I've been accused of being "the most consistently optimistic person I've ever known" by more than a few individuals. I've also been given feedback during performance reviews over the years that my optimism is "contagious." Why has this been true of me? Have I always had it great? No. I’ve been through my share of [...]
Continue reading...Leadership Fundamental – Developing Infrastructure is Critical!
April 2, 2009
Truly good leadership is hard to find. Many people in leadership positions (it has been my experience) shouldn't be. It's sad but true. So, when an organization is fortunate enough to have solid leadership in place, leveraging it is HUGE. It's all about scalability! How can an organization leverage its leadership? Its knowledge? There are [...]
Continue reading...Leadership and Prayer
March 19, 2009
How does your prayer life affect your leadership? Have you given this much thought? Leading, especially in the church, cannot and should not be done without a lot of prayer! I was having a conversation with a friend the other day when I articulated my approach to leadership as it relates to prayer. I told him [...]
Continue reading...Leadership Fundamental – Eliminate Fear From the Organization
March 10, 2009
I still remember when I first heard about the concept of “driving out fear.” It was 1987 and I was a Production Supervisor. The company for which I was working (Micro Motion, Inc.) was beginning to embrace the “Continuous Improvement Process” (CIP). Gene Perkins, the President of the company, had read the book Out of [...]
Continue reading...Leadership Fundamental – “They” is We
March 3, 2009
The older I get, the more I realize the number of pet peeves I have. For the most part they are pretty useless; they don’t really do anyone any good. They just bother me and nobody really knows anything about them. Here’s one, though, that I think has some merit … I really hate it [...]
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