Equipping Leaders To Multiply
I spent several hours on Saturday beginning my initial planning for 2010. I find it very helpful to pray through and think through what is ahead and begin to get a glimpse of what could be for the year ahead. However in 26 years of ministry I’ve heard over and over again about the “evils” of planning from well meaning Christians. There’s a sense that planning is something that is done in the flesh and…Continue Reading
Things change. I don’t always like change (unless I am the one initiating it). I sat with a young leader the other day and told him, “Ministry is changing, the tools are changing, the strategies and styles are changing and I’m no longer the one initiating the change.” I told him, “It’s primarily your generation that’s innovating.” I’m 47 years old and I find it fascinating that this next gen leader doesn’t live in my…Continue Reading
Price Pritchett said, “Change always comes bearing gifts.” It doesn’t always feel that way, especially when you’re the one introducing the change. As leaders we see the possibilities, the potential and the prize at the end of the change. But it’s not always so easy for followers to see what we see. While we think of the Critical response as the most dangerous, I believe there is a second type of change reaction that is…Continue Reading
As a leader I want to see more early adopters in our world. Leaders change things…followers…well …followers follow change. So it can be very frustrating to a leader when he introduces change and it’s met with a less than favorable response. But wise leaders have an appreciation for the various change reactions. There are basically three responses to change, each one needed, each playing an important role in the change process. First is Criticism –…Continue Reading