02/26/07 Keys to the Spiritual Life

Too many churches confuse program management and spiritual life. When modern Christians are asked about their spiritual journey, they proceed to list all the offices they have held and committees they have served. They think the components of...

02/19/07 Hopeful Leadership

One of the most powerful things a leader can do is offer hope to the congregation and community, but this is more than mere optimism. A recent book from the business sector is Putting Hope to Work: Five Principles to Activate Your Organization’s...

02/16/07 The Ministry of Distractions

I made a comment at a recent seminar that the only way pastors can reach the unreached is to get out of the office. Seemed to me like a no-brainer, but I repeatedly heard comments like, "Get out of the office and do what?!"

 The answer is to...

02/12/07 Deep Change, Discovering the Leader Within by Robert E. Quinn

Ultimately, deep change, whether at the personal or the organizational level, is a spiritual process....Contemplation is recommended to help us meet and overcome the challenges we face from our powerful defense mechanisms.  Confronting our...

02/05/07 Deep Change, Discovering the Leader Within by Robert E. Quinn - Part 1

Leaders and Change Agents

The hero's journey is a story of individual transformation, a change of identity.  In embarking on the journey, we must leave the world of certainty.  We must courageously journey to a strange place where there...