The other day, yesterday in fact, my wife and I were leading a seminar at a church in Baguio City, Philippines. There were between 30 and 40 people there--- perhaps 1/3 of them were people we knew. One we definitely know is Roland (I am using a pseudonym here, meaning that the one thing you …
Continue reading Affirm and Inspire— and One of the Most Important Letters I Don’t Remember Writings
Years ago I went to a conference on Multi-site churches. Most of those who had mega-multisite churches were Independents--- not part of a denomination. But one of the main speakers did have a very large church that was multi-site and was part of a denomination. During the Q&A time, an acquaintance of mine and from …
Continue reading Empowering Leadership over Empowered Leadership
A political election is coming up in the US this November. They are a challenge for me because my friends come from a wide variety of perspectives. I sometimes find myself siding with one side and sometimes with the other, but never consistently with either side. The reason for this is that "I Love Gridlock." …
Over the years, I have been having more and more doubts with regards to the concept of "vision" as it is used in the Christian Leadership culture. This may come out as more like a laundry list of concerns... and I am not at a point of resolution... but I think writing them down will …