People are going to the polls today, and this election day starts the one-year countdown in a presidential campaign which seems already to have gone … [Read more...] about Learning from Politics?
Healing for Leadership Scars
In her work on the surprising power of vulnerability, Brene Brown identified shame as a primary source of our resistance to the risk of wholehearted … [Read more...] about Healing for Leadership Scars
An Old Treasure: The Rule of Saint Benedict and 21st-Century Leadership
“A wise scribe,” Jesus said, “is like the master of a household who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old” (Matthew 13:52). There’s … [Read more...] about An Old Treasure: The Rule of Saint Benedict and 21st-Century Leadership
Jason’s Upside Down World
If asked to identify a favorite New Testament character, most of us go with the predictable and obvious: Barnabbas, Mary, Nathaniel, Peter, Lydia, … [Read more...] about Jason’s Upside Down World
Taking the Right Hill
In his raw, painful, but finally redemptive memoir, The Night of the Gun (NY: Simon and Schuster, 2008), the late journalist David Carr describes his … [Read more...] about Taking the Right Hill
Leadership is overrated. There, I said it…
Leadership is overrated. There, I’ve said it… Recently in a meeting of church and educational professionals I voiced this bias and received a less … [Read more...] about Leadership is overrated. There, I said it…
Cultivating a Culture of Call
Nearly all observers of the 21st century church in America agree that the next generation of leadership is a cause for concern. Many write, blog, … [Read more...] about Cultivating a Culture of Call
Staff-led or Staff-controlled?
One of the key predictors of strong congregational health is the type of leadership the ministerial and paid staff of a congregation offers. When the … [Read more...] about Staff-led or Staff-controlled?
The hardest issues we face
One of the most helpful insights I have gained in recent years for understanding the leadership culture of congregational life is the concept of … [Read more...] about The hardest issues we face
