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Church Leadership And Infrastructure Development

Never Make A “Rule” You’re Not Prepared To Enforce

Another Important Practice When It Comes To Great Leadership

One mistake I see many leaders make is in the area of making "rules." What is a rule, really? When I was in corporate, the Human Resources Manual or Employee Handbook, depending on the organization, always had a list of "Major Work Rules." If an employee broke one of these rules, they would be facing "corrective action up to and including termination." The good news is, most of the time these work rules were … [Read more...]

Developing Leaders

The Step By Step Process To Follow When It Comes To Developing Leaders In The Church

One of the most important (even critical) issues church leaders face 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 and expanding its impact on the community and beyond. And, if the church is focused on reaching the un-churched, very often developing leaders involves getting … [Read more...]

Developing A “Plan And Execute” Culture

One Of The Most Important Responsibilities Of The Senior Church Leader

A very critical part of any organizational culture is instilling the norm that we "plan and execute." It's not "ready, fire, aim." It's "aim, ready, fire!" But why is planning so important to the success of the organization? To answer this question, I'll borrow a quote from a previous post I wrote on strategic planning. Why plan? Why is planning or “choosing a direction” so important? Especially in the church, … [Read more...]

Eyes And Ears Open, Mouth Shut

One Of The Most Important Things I've Learned About Starting A New Position In A New Organization

I still remember being hired by Comcast back when they were beginning the process of moving 1.5 million broadband subscribers from a third-party network to their own network. The project was called "Jumpstart." I was in on the "ground floor," so to speak. Up to that point in my career I had been, what I verbalized a few times, "a manufacturing guy." Meaning that manufacturing is what I knew, and I was pretty much … [Read more...]