Recently I attended a meeting with our church’s leadership, and as I drove home from it, two thoughts kept bothering me: I wasn’t prepared enough for the meeting, and I said too much in it. The following week, I set up an appointment with an advisor for input on my meeting contribution. (The role of the advisor is captured well... View Article
I knew it based on experience. Multiple times I’d seen it. A church can get along just fine after losing a key leader. I’d studied the principle of dispensable and indispensable leaders in our church’s leadership course, Model-Netics. I’d counseled other leaders about the idea that they, like me, we’re replaceable. But I didn’t fully realize how dispensable I was... View Article
I’ve now been blogging three months, and if you missed them when they were published, here are my three most read posts: The Humble Brag Among Ministers http://bbapt.us/17wqjA5 How You’re Disrespecting Others http://bbapt.us/19BR5fV How To Create A Compelling Church Budget http://bbapt.us/14zw2py And because I’m in a giving mood, here’s #4 and 5 too: When Success = Lost Focus http://bbapt.us/1fhD4qb What Lice... View Article