Leadership boils down to what we do, not the results of a spiritual gifts assessment or Myers-Briggs survey. These are good tools to help evaluate an individual and their leadership “potential,” but they do not tell us whether or not a person is good at leadership. Going to school, no matter how advanced the degree(s) [...]
Executive Pastors’ Summit – 2011
posted on January 17, 2011 2 Comments
Since accepting the opportunity to become CCV’s Executive Pastor way back in April of 2004, one of the things I do every year, without fail, is attend the Executive Pastors’ Summit. I’m not sure why, but regardless of our financial state (one time I “threatened” to pay for the trip myself!) being a part of [...]
Northeast Pastors’ Summit – Wednesday, September 8, 2010
posted on September 5, 2010 Leave a Comment
The next Northeast Pastors’ Summit is on for this coming Wednesday, September 8th! The purpose of the Summit is to create an environment for northeastern independent Christian church leaders to network with one another, sharing ideas and being there for each other through the ups and downs of leading in the local church. Friendships are [...]
The Fundamentals of Leadership
posted on December 15, 2009 Leave a Comment
Going Door-to-Door to Assess Stakeholders
posted on October 16, 2009 2 Comments
How many people do you know that enjoy going door-to-door? If you’ve done this yourself you know what I mean. Regardless of the purpose, spending a day going door-to-door takes courage and is not usually much fun. Every year here at Christ’s Church of the Valley we spend several days working on our Strategic Plan. [...]
Recommended Reading
posted on August 20, 2009 Leave a Comment
Much of what I know about leadership and infrastructure development has come as a result of lots of experience and reading lots of books, not to mention college, conferences, seminars, etc. And, since my purpose in having this blog to begin with is to help others learn and develop a better understanding of the importance (and [...]
