One of my most common “ongoing battles” with congregational leaders I work with is the effective use of emails/Facebook messages, etc. The age of less-is-more, microwaves, and140 character communication hasn’t just arrived, it’s made itself at home in the church. And though it might be rather convenient, I’m seeing an alarming rise in misunderstandings and [...]
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Church Growth and Transformation
22
Mar
The fifth core spiritual habit shifts the focus from ourselves and the church, and puts it where it ultimately belongs – on others. Jesus’ last commandment was to make disciples and to be a witness to what we’ve experienced in Jesus Christ (as opposed to what we’ve experience in the “church”). In general, the church [...]
Tags: behaviors, church leadership, discipleship, Leadership Development
17
Mar
With the fourth core spiritual habit, we’ve reached a significant shift. Up until now the spiritual habits have focused either on our relationship with God or our relationship with the church. In other words, the first three core spiritual habits are inward focused. The fourth habit, though, takes Jesus’ command to love our neighbors seriously. [...]
Tags: behaviors, church leadership, discipleship, Leadership Development
15
Mar
I’m a big advocate of one-anothering, perhaps because it was practiced so effectively in the early church. One-anothering is how Christians are called (and expected) to treat each another – at least from a New Testament perspective. In the Gospels, Jesus gave us five love directives: (1) Love God; (2) love our neighbors; (3) love [...]
Tags: behaviors, church leadership, discipleship, Leadership Development
24
May
I wrote this entry the other day and I think I posted it … but in the great server switchover, it appears to have been misplaced. So, just in case, here it is again. I had a conversation with some pastors about one of the seminars they had attended. They had gone looking and hoping [...]
Tags: behaviors, discipleship, programs
25
Jul
The other day, Heidi responded to my post on Expected Behaviors. She noticed I used the terms “Bully” and “Terrorist” and asked what the difference was … and what to do about them if they’re in your church. Over the years, I’ve come to know four different kinds of people in the church. Disciples of [...]
Tags: behaviors, bullies, terrorists
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