Leadership
Facing Your Fears
By Dr. John C. Maxwell Remember when you were a kid and just knew there was a monster lurking at the foot of your bed? How did you get over that fear? Most likely someone turned on the lights and pointed out that your monster was nothing more than a sweater hanging on a chair. […]
Church Attending
(~) LETTER TO THE EDITOR A Christian wrote a letter to the editor of the newspaper and complained that it made no sense to go to church every Sunday. *Note this can apply to reading your Bible, or sharing His word. “I’ve gone for 30 years now,” he wrote, “and in that time I have […]
Steps Toward A Leadership Breakdown
By Dr. John C. Maxwell In my experience, the problems of a person’s past impact them in one of two ways: they experience either a breakdown or a breakthrough. This month as we gear up for the New Year, take a moment to decide which path you will take. Are you heading toward a breakdown […]
The Power Of A Personal Coach
My experiment in trying to become a more effective Christian leader. By Kevin Miller I had read about “personal coaches,” consultants who work one-on- one with executives, pastors, and other leaders to increase their effectiveness. But I had never considered trying one. I think the name scared me off. “Personal coach” smacked of “personal trainer,” […]
How To Grow As A Leader
SMARTLEADERS ON PERSONAL GROWTH Nelson Searcy EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: We asked SmartLeaders around the world to describe how they grow as a leader. The top three responses were: mentoring, peer interaction and continuous learning. Growth requires input from others, insight into yourself and intellectual pursuits. Here are the top responses: Reading…the more I can learn the […]
Obituary
Our church was saddened to learn this week of the death of one of our most valued members, Someone Else. Someone’s passing creates a vacancy that will be difficult to fill. Else has been with us for many years and for every one of those years, Someone did far more than a normal person’s share […]
Beware Of Professional Burnout
By Joel R. Cooper, The Medical Reporter ©1993, Joel R. Cooper All rights reserved Consider this article a beep on your emotional beeper…an existential wake-up call of critical importance. You or your co-workers may be suffering from Professional Burnout and not realize it. Or maybe you just want to prevent burning out. A wise decision. […]
Christendom, Clericalism, Church And Context
Christendom, clericalism, church and context: finding categories of connexion in a culture without a Christian memory. Implications of New Zealand research. In New Zealand and Australia, like all western countries, involvement in institutional religion, measured by such figures as church attendance, has been showing a steady and fairly relentless decline since the beginning of the […]
Getting Your Writing Published
So you want to write your novel and have it published in the USA CBA market. That may not be easy to do, but it is straightforward. You only have to remember that they outnumber us 15 to 1 to see that they have possibilities we don’t. It also means they have well worked out […]
Believing Without Belonging: Church In The Aftermath Of The 60s
by Kevin Ward What has been the impact on our churches of the social and cultural changes that have taken place since the sixties? Kevin Ward investigates. Over the past three years I have taken funerals for three of my uncles and aunties and in the process indulged in a considerable amount of discussion with […]
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