Complementary Teams
Most people in leadership roles have gone through the Strengths Finder 2.0 materials to determine their inbred strengths. Quite a smaller number have had the discussion about how that information impacts the team they are serving on. I’ve served on quite a number of church leadership teams. Some were healthy, some not so much. Some […]
Slack Tide
There is a time of calm at the shore when the tides are changing. It’s called slack tide. It is a time of transition. It is a time of little movement. It lacks the energy of the high tide with it’s waves and the regressing currents of low tide. It is just there. There are […]
Radical Together by @plattdavid : Book Review
“…you and I are not intended to plunge down the mountain of radical obedience alone.” On page one of the book’s introduction, I had a sneaking suspicion that I was going to like this book. I come from a ‘group life’ perspective and believe that very little about following Christ is a individual activity. It […]
Outlive Your Life : Book Review
In his book, Outlive Your Life: You were Made to Make a Difference, Max Lucado challenges his readers to live lives of compassion. The only real way that our lives can last and have significance, is if we are focused on living for and serving others. Through a multitude of stories, Max inspires the reader […]
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. […]
