Originally posted March 1, 2011 A recent post by Seth Godin contains a nugget that could add rocket-fuel to church leaders across Canada casting vision to those they lead. In his brief, but insightful post, Godin wrote: A powerful marketing tactic: tell me exactly when I’m going to get it. “This project will be done…
Why Fast Agreement Raises a Caution Flag
Originally posted November 22, 2011 Your biggest obstacle might be the person who agrees with everything you say. If you’ve been around leadership circles for any length of time, you’ve no doubt experienced this phenomenon for yourself. The scenario might go something like this. You’re in a leadership meeting where you present an idea for…
Why “If Just One Person…” Reasoning is False & Dangerous
Originally posted December 16, 2011 There is a growing trend among many churches to apply a false formula in many aspects of the budgeting process. I call it the “If Just One Person” false logic. If you’ve found yourself falling into this trend you need to: Be aware of the trend, Recognize why the logic…
How to Turn “Silos” into a Culture of Conversation
Originally posted January 10, 2012 Is your church truly unified in mission, vision and strategy? Or are you, as Bill Hybels once said of Willow Creek Community Church, “a loose federation of ministries orbiting around the central church?” If you suspect that this “siloing” effect has taken root in your church here are three small…
4 Risks that Exaggeration Poses to Your Leadership
How many of these statements, or statements like them, have you used; “That was the best (event, class, earnings quarter, meeting) we’ve ever had!” “This promises to be the best (baptism service, board retreat, youth outreach, stockholders meeting) ever!” “There is an unbelievable sense of momentum and excitement building in our (church, company, ministry, club)!”…
