Leadership Skills

Leadership Courage Series #13:

Leadership in a Culture of Cowardice (part four) What does it take to be a courageous leader, particularly in a culture that has been growing more cowardly, childish, self-absorbed, and immature? Is it possible to live and lead in our Christian context so that spiritual and emotional maturity emerges? If it is, you, as pastor, […]

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Leadership Courage Series #12:

Leadership in a Culture of Cowardice (part three) What does it take to be a courageous leader, particularly amidst a culture that, for decades, has been steeped in cowardice? Can a pastor, denominational exec, or church leader actually turn the tide of emotional and spiritual regression before the Church loses what’s left of its traction

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Leadership Courage Series #11:

Leadership in a Culture of Cowardice (part two) After illuminating characteristics of a Culture of Cowardice and making sobering observations about how appropriately it applies to the Church, we’ve turned our attention to the kind of leadership that can serve to restore the Church to a place of redemptive influence in society.  Edwin Friedman, in

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Leadership Courage Series #10:

Leadership in a Culture of Cowardice (part one) How is a pastor, denominational exec, lay leader, elder, or board member to lead when the culture of your organization is shot through with cowardice? What are the implications for George Barna’s “Revolutionaries” who’ve been so sickened by the self-soothing silliness in churches that, while ministering passionately

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Leadership Courage Series

#7: A Culture of Cowardice (part three) We’re seven segments into a series on Leadership Courage.  This is our third pass exposing a Culture of Cowardice that I believe has dominated much of the Church in North America.  I’ve confined my comments to North America because I have very little exposure to non-Western churches and

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#4: The Responsibility Riddle QUESTION:  Pastor, who is responsible for your spiritual maturity and vitality? ANSWER:  I am, of course! Ok, fine.  Now answer this… QUESTION: Pastor, who is responsible for the spiritual maturity and vitality of your congregation? ANSWER:  Again, I am! Really?  Are you sure? If you are responsible for your congregation’s spiritual

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