Aspiring for “excellence” can lead to an inspiring environment of achievement. But it can also lead to a neurotic atmosphere of fear. I once was talking with a new team member as part of his on-boarding process, when I mentioned to him that “excellence” was one of our core values. “Oh no,” he sighed. “Not…
3 Ways to Restore Sanity to the Excellence Value
If you’re in local church leadership there’s a very good chance that you have excellence listed as one of your church’s core values. There’s also a very good chance that the misunderstanding of that value has caused your church a degree of grief, frustration and confusion. To help restore a bit of sanity to this…
5 Lessons Small Churches Can Learn from Larger Churches
Effective leaders have a knack for looking for ministry insights from a wide bandwidth of church sizes, types, and styles. The key is knowing what lessons to look for, and where to find them. Earlier I posted 5 important lessons large churches can learn from smaller churches. But equally true, leaders of small churches, of…