Bootstrapping my ministry was less about doing what other big ministries were doing in the hopes of becoming like them and more about focusing on leveraging what I did have to grow to the next level (in relation to leaders–size and quality, laborers, and loot). I recently had a conversation with another ministry starter about …
Sometimes you sincerely desire to empower someone on your team but doubt whether it would be an encouragement or a burden for them. Other times you do not want to empower someone even though it may save you time, energy, and deliver better results than if you had made the final call. I stumbled on …
Thank you for viewing, sharing, and commenting on this blog! I hope the content continues to encourage and empower you as you lead missionally. Just two years ago there were around 25 subscribers! Just an encouragement for those just starting a blog that it takes time to develop an audience.
Sometimes those whom you lead need very specific tasks to help them understand how to accomplish a particular role or responsibility. Those who are considering leadership need to know what specific actions they would be doing from you, because most often their assumptions differ dramatically from what’s expected. This job description from the 37Signals team, …
If you recently started sharing blog posts and pages on Facebook and Twitter here are some things you will need to know… CHANGE YOUR PERMALINKS! (WordPress users) Permalinks are the permanent urls to your posts and pages that you create. If you do not change the settings they will follow this structure: The end of …
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When seeking to lead significant change the focus has to be on what’s most required/needed by those on the field. This is an illustration of the Waterfall Model that applies to software development. It’s a great example of what NOT to do when leading change because the requirements are set before the product has been …
Personal Development that’s provided by your ministry or organization offers the least resistance but often short circuits what’s actually needed to become more effective as a ministry leader. a simple chart: On the Y-axis is developmental experiences, which I define as experiences that increase both your skill and capacity in some leadership related area–giving speeches …
Don’t miss the opportunity to claim your ministry place on facebook! It’s one more way that new people can find and explore your ministry online! Here’s how: You’ll need someone with a smart phone (Android or iPhone easiest) Have that person go to the place where your ministry MEETS (not the place where your staff …
If you click on any of these links I will earn ZERO dollars. The only incentive is to share a resource that I love and has made me exponentially more effective. This is a snapshot of my workflow with task completion as the goal. Inputs are the main areas where tasks are generated and outputs …
Lots of great blogs being produced these days from CCC staff. Here’s four I liked from the last week: Bloggin Beav: MiSDIRECT Communication is when you actually end up communicating the exact opposite of what you’re trying to communicate. I’ve noticed of late in some organizational settings outside of my immediate context that some communicators …
