Cracking Your Church’s Culture Code : Book Review
Culture eats vision for lunch! You can change the look of the platform but nothing has changed until you address the culture. Samuel Chand presents a great look at what prevents successful change and transition in “Cracking Your Church’s Culture Code.” Chand presents the idea that it is a church’s culture that needs to be […]
Fat Baby
Years ago Amy Grant recorded a song called: Fat Baby. In a humorous poke at many Christian’s reality, she makes the point that too many Christians learn lots but don’t exercise their faith enough. The challenge that many churches find themselves faced with comes from the very people in the church pews already. It’s a […]
In the church, who are the customers?
I’m reading through Ken Blanchard’s book, Leading at a Higher Level. One of the points he makes is that every organization has two types of customers. The external customer, the outside person you are trying to serve, and the internal customer, the inside person that is employed and supported by other employees in the organization. […]
Teams : Complement or Compensate
This past weekend was the 2010 Ryder Cup. A unique golf event. Golf is a sport for individuals. The Ryder Cup takes this sport for individuals and creates a team-based event. The USA vs. Europe. There are three types of matches to the competition. One is called Fourballs, two players from each team play their […]
Death of a Burden
As I have been going though my current transition I have noticed an interesting pattern. While going though the emotional journey of loss, I have attempted to cognitively process those very emotions. I have noticed a parallel to what is known as The Five Stages of Grief. In her 1969 book, On Death and Dying, […]
