I’m reading “Diffusion of Innovations” for a Christian Leadership class this term. In the book, Everett Rogers presents some really in-depth research on the process of bringing change to an organization. A lot of it I’ve found to be rather dry and academic, but his conclusions are amazing. Anyone who has ever [...]
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Change Reaction(s)
Posted in Books, Church, Leadership on October 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Minister” means “servant”
Posted in Church, Leadership, Seminary on October 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I ran across a portion of John Wesley’s ordination covenant in a commentary this morning. I thought I would share it with you.
The presiding official would state:
“Thus taking of His yoke upon us means that we are heartily content that He appoint us our place and work, and that He alone be our reward. [...]
Leading Congregational Change – Excerpts
Posted in Books, Leadership, Missional, Seminary on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today, I’m writing a summary and response to a book titled “Leading Congregational Change.” Here are some of the words that are now highlighted yellow in my copy. This is a great book!
“Working harder at what we’ve been doing is simply not the answer.” pg. 3
“A church cannot be on mission with God [...]
The Google Revolution and Gospel Impact
Posted in Leadership, Missional on September 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
While watching the best show on TV (Charlie Rose) last night, this quote struck me as incredibly profound. The CEO of Google, Eric Schmidt said the following:
“In our lifetimes, we’re going from almost no one being
able to communicate to almost everyone being able to communicate. We’re
also going from almost no one having any [...]
Anything…For The Sake of The Mission
Posted in Church, Devotional, Leadership, Missional, Uncategorized on July 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of the great struggles for young leaders today is the issue of flexibility. We live at a crossroads of culture. Most emerging leaders see a need to institute new methodologies to reach a new world. Yet, they often are met with resistance from those that have grown attached to certain non-essential [...]
