I stole this chart from Tony Morgan. I find it challenging; it pushes me to be a better leader. But I still struggle to put this “right people” leadership into practice. My sinful heart is naturally attracted to the control of the task-focused leadership. My default assumption is that people need my instruction and oversight… [Read more…]
May 17, 2010
Call me naive, even arrogant… but I want to do great things. I want to change the world; not for my own praise or to make a name for myself, but to make much of Jesus to the glory of God. I want to preach the gospel until I’m 90. I want to train preachers… [Read more…]
May 12, 2010
Last week was a great week… and a very tough week. I joined together with 200 colleagues from around the world at an International Teams leadership conference in Turkey. We learned from one another; we discussed issues and challenges in our ministries; we celebrated God’s work together. One the other hand, I was away from… [Read more…]
May 10, 2010
Since July I’ve taken on a new role here in Athens: team leader. I’m responsible for ministry vision and overall team health. I’ve been learning a lot over the past 10 months – a whole lot! The experience has been something of a crash course… but at the same time, I love the journey and… [Read more…]
March 17, 2010
Just finished a valuable leadership resource that I thought I’d pass along: Steering through Chaos: Mapping a Clear Direction for Your Church in the Midst of Transition and Change by Scott Wilson, a pastor in Dallas, Texas. The words church and change don’t often mix well. However, change is necessary in any church that seeks… [Read more…]
January 6, 2010
As you read in a post before Christmas, our team’s vision for this ministry is to see “Lives Transformed: planting gospel seeds in the lives of refugees across Greece that take root and bear the fruit of life transformation in Jesus Christ.” Our heart is to share the hope of Christ with refugees across Greece…… [Read more…]
December 23, 2009
As a team, we’ve been re-working our ministry vision and mission statements this fall. It’s taken a lot of time, prayer, poking, and prodding, but – after three months – we’ve got a finished product. We going for simple and memorable, rather than comprehensive. At the end of the day, this is what we want… [Read more…]
September 14, 2009
Our team has recently begun a discussion of vision. As a ministry, vision gives us purpose (what are we working towards), direction (how will we get there), and motivation (why go there). Vision is a clear mental picture of what could be, fueled by the conviction that it should be (this definition comes from… [Read more…]
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