A Culture of Cowardice (part five) How is it that when a prominent Christian leader falls, the whole affair is so often shrouded in darkness? The secrecy seems to persist until the police, the media, the offended party (for example, in a sexual affair), or the victim of the leadership abuse (for example, when money […]
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#8: A Culture of Cowardice (part four) For the last month, I’ve invited you to consider whether, and to what degree, a Culture of Cowardice has taken hold in the Church. My purpose is to invite you, Christian leader, pastor, denominational executive to a place of uneasiness, even painful discomfort. Why? Pain is necessary for
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#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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#6: A Culture of Cowardice (part two) Last time, I introduced what I believe to be a pervasive cultural condition in so many churches that it has become characteristic of the Church in America. I call it A Culture of Cowardice. While there are many wonderful exceptions, compared to the whole, these exceptions are so
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#5: A Culture of Cowardice (part one) Who are the exemplars of courage in our culture? To whom does America look when seeking heroes to be our role models? Lady Gaga? Bill Moyers? Dennis Kucinich? Robert Downey Jr.? It seems to me that the courageous have become an endangered species…and not just in society– but
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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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#3: The Price of Love Courage, I’ve suggested, is living with heart. With you heart fully engaged. Fully invested. Fully in play. Some would argue that to live this way is expensive. Costly. Reckless. Even dangerous. I agree. To live with your heart withheld is costly, too. There’s no living without paying prices. Give your
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#2: The Heart to Lead This series is about courage… living with heart. It’s written as an invitation for you, as a leader, to live and lead with your heart fully engaged. The Apostle Paul wrote to the Christ-followers in the commercial and cultural center, known as Corinth: “We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians,
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#1: The Heart to Lead This begins a new blog series. The topic is Leadership Courage. Courage is integral to leadership. The link between the two is inseparable. To attempt to lead anyone, without employing courage, will undermine the possibility of the enterprise you hope to lead others in. Management is another bird entirely. A
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I was honored to be interviewed by Dane Sanders on his live webcast a few weeks ago. His website, www.AskDane.com resources professional photographers to build and strengthen their businesses. As Dane’s business coach, I was asked to do a show with him about working with difficult client situations– perspectives that are transferrable to most any
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