Cultivate Her is a new leadership environment focused on encouraging and developing women leaders. Right now, it meets monthly at Cross Point Church in Nashville, Tennessee. This recap of one of the first meetings includes a promotional video, as well as video of a discussion on women as “Bullies.” I think this is an incredible… Continue reading cultivate her
The Secret of Spiritual Power is an article that provides a singular argument against today’s culture of “Leadership.” “The way of the world says that in order to be stronger, we must build ourselves up and seek strength and dominance over others. Christians everywhere are keenly interested in how to be increased, how to be… Continue reading The Secret of Spiritual Power
I’ve been reading Brian McLaren’s Finding Our Way Again – the Return of the Ancient Practices. The book looks at early spiritual practices (fixed-hour prayer, fasting, observing the Sabbath) as ways to nurture our souls in today’s crazy world. But something he said jumped out at me in relation to my ongoing disagreement with today’s… Continue reading Following Leaders
The Proposal is a new movie featuring Sandra Bullock as a rather pushy business woman. The Women’s Business Examiner decried this stereotype of the pushy female boss in light of “the difficult tight rope that we walk every day between being too nice and too pushy.” But the real find in this article was a… Continue reading pushy women
Now that I have some free time on my hands, I’ve been catching up on reading all my favorite blogs. You must check out this recent post over at Kinnon’s blog, in which he manages to skillfully blend all my favorite themes of Complimentarian vs. Egalitarian, leading vs. serving, and “why can’t we all just… Continue reading more on roles
Leave it to a law enforcement officer of the U.K. to provide a frank and entertaining perspective on what he calls “this ‘leadership’ thing.” Apparently someone with experience in the grit and grime of real crises of crime has developed the skill of calling ’em like he see’s ’em. I liked him immediately. He tells… Continue reading Sergeant Custerd Looks at Leadership
“What got you here won’t get you where you want to go.” “You’ll never find enough time, you have to make it.” “Be successful by helping others find success.” The concepts above represent some current leadership thinking. (They’re not literal quotations, I just made them up, though I acknowledge reading a couple of John Maxwell… Continue reading leadership fallacies for Christians
Church Relevance posted an interesting article last week called “A Toolbox With All Hammers.” “In the big picture, a toolbox with all hammers isn’t very effective. You can hit nails, pry, and not much more. A good toolbox has hammers, wrenches, files, and screwdrivers. It has a drill, some pliers, and plenty of other tools.… Continue reading hammer training
I recently came across a pretty funny example of a leadership “don’t” from the life of David, while reading the One-Year Bible. After David commits adultery with Bathsheba and gets her pregnant, he tries to cover up his sin by having her husband killed. He arranges to have Uriah placed on the front line, where… Continue reading leadership do’s and don’ts
A day or two ago, a commenter asked if my thoughts on leadership made it more difficult to work in a church staff culture. And it made me realize that perhaps I should clarify my personal position. Otherwise, at best I might look like a big hypocrite and at worst like I scorn the employer… Continue reading her view on leadership
