Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Reflections for parents of young children. It seems like only yesterday our boys were living in the home at 9 Canterbury. The house was full. The house was loud. (What does “inside voices” even mean to an 8 year old boy?). Balls were constantly flying through the air. (A lamp or two may have lost its life during these days.). The floor was used as a wrestling ring.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

And, 5 Suggestions to Motivate Them I’ve learned in leadership – you can’t teach someone who doesn’t want to learn or grow personally. Perhaps you’ve tried. I have. I see one of my jobs as a leader to help people grow – learn new ways to do things better, more efficiently, to improve as individuals – and ultimately, as a team.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

These Inspire Me There are many leaders I admire who have influenced my own leadership. I admire the teachings on leadership by guys like John Maxwell, Andy Stanley, and Patrick Lencioni. There are leaders from my personal life such as a former pastor, a former boss, a high school principal and leaders in my own community who have influenced me as I have watched their leadership.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

In John Chapter One, I see three methods Jesus used in recruitment. I think these may be helpful to those of us trying to recruit more volunteers – especially those of us who are leading teams during a transition or start-up phase. Recruiting the right people is paramount to the success of any organization and Jesus obviously was the best. Here are 3 tips of a Jesus recruitment methods: Recruit, experienced transitional people.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

Our series on Habakkuk seemed very timely for our culture. Habakkuk was a prophet unhappy with all he saw in his world – so he cried out to God. Check out the second part of our series in this message. Habakkuk 2 from ron edmondson on Vimeo. The post Habakkuk, Chapter 2 appeared first on Ron Edmondson.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 17, 2016

Which will last a lifetime Most parents want to develop a close, lasting bond with their children which goes beyond the years a child lives in the home. Having a relationship with children which transcends time begins early in a child’s life as the heart of the child bonds with the heart of the parent. I’m happy to say my boys are grown, but they are two of my best friends.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Especially when people are involved. You’ve heard silence is golden – and it’s true. One of my favorite verses is Ecclesiastes 5:2. “God is in heaven and you are on earth. Let your words be few.” James tells us to guard the tongue. I often get in less trouble when I talk less. And, maybe this is exactly the encouragement you need from this post.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

What Now? Pastor burnout is a common problem in the church today. I hear from pastors on a regular basis facing the stress of ministry. Here’s a common scenario, which can cause burnout to happen. These may be some of the more common ones I hear. Perhaps this is your story. The church gets to a certain level. Things start to slow down. The church stops growing.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Almost on a weekly basis, I receive an email from a staff member of a church with the same question. They are in an awkward position where they don’t respect the pastor, but love the church. They feel loyal to the church – even called – and don’t want to hurt the church, but they simply struggle to support the pastor – whether because of personal issues or leadership issues.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

A message for our time too? We don’t know a lot about Habakkuk, but we do know about the day in which he lived. It was a day where the world was increasingly growing darker. There was injustice, immorality, violence and corruption. Almost like our day. Almost like sitting with a bowl of stale popcorn and watching CNN or Fox News all day, everyday.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

People like me Lord, teach us to pray… (Luke 11:1). I don’t know about you, but I often feel like the disciples. I am still learning to pray. The fact is I have more knowledge of prayer than I have substance and practice of prayer. Just being honest. But, I do have some suggestions. Here are 5 suggestions for amateur prayers – like me: Be respectful.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

I’ve spent some time studying church growth – and church decline. I am frequently asked, especially by pastors in declining churches, what keeps a church from growing – what causes a church to decline. I have shared similar thoughts before, but in my observation, talking to dozens of pastors who struggle to get their church growing again, there are some common issues among them, of which I think we can all learn.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

You may also I am a runner. When my knees are good I have been known to run as many as 6 days a week. When I run I am serious about it. I watch the time. I pace myself. I measure my distance. I check my calories burned. I do it for exercise. I run for personal well-being. I run because I love to run. Running isn’t always easy. Sometimes I spend time thinking about the sports drink waiting for me when I get home.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Hint: They involve you! I see part of my role as a senior leader as a developer of other leaders. In church terms, as much as I am called to make disciples, I am called to disciple disciple-makers. I take this role seriously. I am consistently thinking how I can encourage people around me to be better at what they do. Several years ago, with another staff, someone who once worked with me mentioned my intentionality in developing leaders on his blog.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

The real rules. The unwritten rules – are the real rules. In an organization, what is passed down, maintained over the years, repeated the most – become a part of tradition. This is the way people do things – the way decisions are made – the way people respond to leadership and potential. This is what is real. This is the DNA of the organization.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

The napkin goes under the table leg. Even in the best restaurants – they still put napkins under a wobbly table. They just use nicer napkins. I was made aware of a wealthy family who took advantage of a couple of much lesser means. It was frustrating, because they were “legal”, but seemingly inflexible and even hurtful in their actions.

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