Articles
Bridge The Gap - Pillar 5 - Objective
Published by on June 22nd 2009
“Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.” - Peter Drucker
Objectives are goals to be achieved that relate to the specific process improvement. These processes (Pillar #4) should support your vision.
The Bus Contingency
Published by on June 19th 2009
I have been involved with a couple of organizations over the years where the following unpleasant question gets pondered aloud, “If (our senior leader) gets hit by a bus, what are we going to do?” Yes, it is a downer, but it’s also very pointed. Has your leader transferred enough of himself for your organization to carry on? Or how about this: have your transferred your Christian walk to another so that he or she can make disciples?
Ways to Use Social Media for Today’s Church
Published by on June 17th 2009
How can I use social media at my church? Here are 7 key social media tools every church should be using today.
What is Our Purpose of Life?
Published by on June 15th 2009
I’m reading a great book called, “Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus” by Spangler and Tverberg. It made me rethink something I knew but had lost perspective of. The book relates the mindset and thinking of the people who actually walked with Jesus. To understand what Christ meant by what He said, one needs to understand the thinking and cultural and historical influences of the times in which Jesus walked the Earth.
Summer Schedules
Published by on June 12th 2009
When my first child was born, I knew I’d be returning to work. I loved what I did but additionally, my husband was still in school. Without my job, we’d have more outgo than income. That didn’t make it any easier to let my baby be taken care of by someone else when my maternity leave ended. But, I’ll tell you what did make it easier . . .
Spiritual Champions - Part 2
Published by on June 10th 2009
Here is more interesting information from the book, Transforming Children into Spiritual Champions by George Barna. “Social scientists have known for years that the moral foundations of children are generally determined by the time the individual reaches age nine. By age nine, most children have their spiritual moorings in place.”
Bridge The Gap - Pillar 4 - Strategic Systems
Published by on June 8th 2009
Most churches operate with a “default system” versus a “designed system.” It goes along with one of my sayings, “No plan is a plan, it’s just the worst plan!”
The same could be said of systems. A default system is a system; it’s just the worst system.
The Frequency Trap
Published by on June 5th 2009
Recently, we had dinner with two other families that are some of our best friends. These are some of my deepest, most prized, most challenging relationships; and yet we might get together once or twice a year.
