As I have been reminded since being a grandfather, few like change when forced upon them -- including a baby with a stinky diaper! Even those who seem wired to relish novelty want to be involved in choosing it for themselves. So I've been wondering: why would the leaders of a local...
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In his book, Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change, William Bridges writes that every transition to something new begins with letting go of what has been. Recently several conversations with pastors reminded me how true this is for church leaders (lay and clergy) when it come to congregati...
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Can the people you lead trust you to help them as a community of faith relate as God's people in God's ways? I've been thinking about this last week as I read through Paul's first letter to the house churches of Corinth for my devotions. Paul helps people be clear about what it means to li...
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Have you ever noticed the wake a speedboat leaves in the water? This weekend at the NE District Training event I heard District Superintendent Tim Smiley talk about taking stock of the wake people's leadership leaves in the church. Like the two waves caused by a motor boat, our spiritual l...
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As with so many things about which we were sure, over the last several decades, our understanding of "good leadership" has changed. Or rather, maybe better said: our understandings are beginning to change in order to catch up with our experiences of good leadership today.
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