Develop leaders but don’t clone them

Identifying and recruiting new leaders is a passion of mine. I get excited when I see someone who shows leadership potential that hasn’t been given an opportunity to develop that potential…yet. They may not even know that they have leadership ability but...

The Art of Addition

Leaders are faced with unique challenges each time they begin a new position with a new ministry or organization.  They have to factor in crucial elements like the history of the organization, the make-up of the members and their personalities, the resources that are...

When Problems Are Good

I have a problem with the word problem. Ironic, I know.  I think we’ve robbed problem of some of its potential.  Here’s why… For a long time we’ve associated a negative meaning with the word problem.  If you have a problem with someone then it...

Teams and Sabbaticals

Our Creative Planning Team is taking a sabbatical for the rest of the year.  This wasn’t something that I had planned on happening but in retrospect I see a lot of benefit from this break.  Over the last week or so I’ve done a lot of thinking about teams...

Getting Rid of “Good Enough”

Good enough.  This has become one of the worst crutches that the Church has been using over the years.  Whether it’s in leadership, ministry, outreach, design, or a variety of other areas, we’ve settled with “good enough” as the standard...