When Selecting Elders, Do You Practice Legalized Gossip?
“Sign a letter and we’ll never tell who wrote it” I am intrigued by rules (the way we do things...
What Do You Think? How Do You See It?
I haven’t been writing for this blog since December 17 last year. I’m planning to start again. One post a...
Between Preachers: You Can Grow Through Interim Ministry — PUBLISHED!
When I started working with churches between preachers nearly thirteen years ago, several people, said, “You should write a book...
Two Months — Two Books
I have projects I need to complete and places I plan to go during the next few weeks. I plan...
I Love Criticism — but there’s a limit
I’ve not always liked criticism. There was a time when I avoided it. A Monday afternoon counseling session and much...
One Elder and One Decoy …what do you do when you only have one man qualified to be an elder?
A few months ago I heard a new expression: “one elder and one decoy.” A preacher friend was describing a...
Shillington, Pennsylvania: New Shepherds Orientation Workshop # 18: generous and loving relationship in the leadership team
The good brethren in Shillington, Pennsylvania, invited me to lead my first New Shepherds Orientation Workshop in the northeast. Shillington...
Book of the Quarter: Deep Change, by Robert E. Quinn
Deep Change: discovering the leader within, by Robert E. Quinn, Copyright © 1996 by John Wiley & sons, Inc., New...
Elders’ Education Fund — what are your plans to grow as shepherds and teachers?
Listen to leaders as they talk about their work: elders, deacons, preachers. Some are upbeat, excited, interested, asking questions, sharing...
Ask Permission Before You Nominate…an effective rule to eliminate some of the best potential leaders
It’s time to select additional elders. What are our rules? Will leaders select leaders or will the group select leaders?...
