Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 22, 2016

Shortly after I arrived at our established church I began saying frequently, “I want to be a Kingdom-minded pastor” The phrase seemed to catch some by surprise. They had heard the term, but they really didn’t know what I meant when I said it. Thankfully, rather than remaining curious, someone eventually asked me, “What do you mean by that?

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 19, 2016

Then Jesus said to him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.” John 5:8. In order to appreciate the value of Jesus’ command, you need to consider the culture of the day. Today, although some may feel we don’t do enough, there are limited opportunities for the physically handicapped to work and lead productive lives. In Christ’s time on earth, the handicapped were outcast.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 18, 2016

When I was in school I had a love-hate relationship with math. I loved doing math – working to find an answer to a problem. In fact, I was pretty good at it. I even served on the math team for a while. But I hated having to solve the problem with the teacher’s methods. On tests I would do poorly if the teacher made us show our work. I could get the right answers, but I wanted to use my own methods.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 17, 2016

In August of every year I see the posts and get the emails. Parents are dropping off their kids at college – and, it’s hard. I know it is hard. Our first son went to college in the city where we lived, so we got a somewhat break from this one – although even them moving in a dorm room across town is hard. I think it’s the empty bed, which causes such a problem – you know, the one in the room you used to fuss about never being clean?

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 16, 2016

The way others expect you to respond often determines the way they respond to you. Have you learned this valuable principle about your leadership? For example: If they expect you to respond in anger – they’ll dance around issues – never confronting them with you or bringing them to your attention. You will seldom know the true health of your team or what others are thinking.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 15, 2016

Every organization and team has times where everyone is stretched, stress abounds, and even times where it seems things are going backwards for a while. It could be a crisis or an exceptionally busy season. It could be internal or external issues causing the stressful times. During these seasons good leadership is more critical than ever. Mature leaders know the way they respond in stress will directly impact the organization and everyone attempting to follow them.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 12, 2016

It has been four years since I entered church revitalization after two church plants. I had done something similar previously in ministry. My first church after entering vocational ministry needed revitalization. I fell in love with the energy of starting something new in church planting. At the same time, I continued to be concerned for churches like the one in which I was raised – the church which has seen better days.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 11, 2016

I have a heart for hurting pastors. Several years ago I bought the domain name HurtingPastors.com, but have yet to do anything with it. My schedule hasn’t allowed the time, but my heart for pastors in trouble has continued to grow stronger. Over the years, and in a few different churches, we have been blessed to have some of the pastors in between ministries, or who have dropped out of ministry, attend our church while they recover.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 10, 2016

Here is how a post like this develops. I meet with leaders weekly (largely pastors) either in person or online. It fuels me to invest in younger leaders and always challenges me as I learn from them. I’m a better leader because I intentionally invest in other leaders. There’s a hint for some of you more seasoned leaders. Want to grow as a leader?

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 9, 2016

Here are 12 random leadership axioms in less than 140 characters each. Some people will only support change after it’s proven to be a success. They are the same people who will say I told you so if it doesn’t work. Sometimes the strongest thing to do is to turn the other cheek. Sometimes it is to stand your ground. Solicited applause is seldom given genuinely.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 8, 2016

Is your marriage struggling? I do not at all mean to oversimplify your problems – there is always more to it than what is immediately visible – but, sometimes, in my experience, there may be a problem with expectations. Expectations are critical for the success of any good relationship – especially in a marriage. If you have false expectations you will have trouble in your marriage – and, in every relationship of your life.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 4, 2016

While meeting with a potential church planter some of the words of wisdom spoken to me over the years flooded my mind. I think they are valuable for all leaders, but especially my friends in ministry. Some of these were given to me by others. Some were learned firsthand by experience. Here are 7 words of wisdom for church planters and leaders: Seek approval among the people to whom God sent you to minister.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 3, 2016

As a result of this blog, I receive emails regularly from staff members of other churches or non-profit organizations. There is usually a question they have about leadership, but along with the question often comes a complaint about their leader. And there are many. I’ve been in a leadership position for near 30 years so I know complaints are common in leadership.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 2, 2016

I sat with a new pastor not long ago trying to hold a church together long enough to help it build again. The previous pastor left town – after a series of bad decisions – some decisions the church is still finding out about each new day. I am happy to help the new pastor acclimate, but my greater concern was for the pastor who flamed out too early.

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Ron Edmondson

AUGUST 1, 2016

In my job, I hear far more junk than I care to hear sometimes. One part of the drama of messiness which always frustrates me is how gossip begins about other people’s problems. As if dealing with the consequences of sin is not enough, many times the hardest repercussion is the gossip which occurs about the people involved and the situation which occurred.

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