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First Look: Leadership Books for September 2023

Leading Blog

Edmondson We used to think of failure as the opposite of success. After decades of award-winning research, Amy Edmondson is here to upend our understanding of failure and make it work for us. In Right Kind of Wrong , Edmondson provides the framework to think, discuss, and practice failure wisely.

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The Leadership Response To Coronavirus

The Horizons Tracker

Even among those who still have a job, their work is likely to be done under considerable stress. Fear and emotional safety are things that Harvard’s Amy Edmondson has spoken about repeatedly, and nowhere is this more important than in times of stress and discomfort, such as we’re experiencing at the moment.

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5 Ways Young Families Can Make the Most of Family Time

Ron Edmondson

Just as adults may have a plan for their career or finances, parents need a plan for operating their home. Majoring on everything produces very stressed-out, perfectionist children, who always seem to struggle to meet other people’s expectations of them. Let me know if I can help you.

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To Be A Kingdom Building Pastor Today — You MUST…

Ron Edmondson

Banks don’t operate like that anymore. You knew they took resources from the community to operate their programs — but you didn’t know how they gave anything back. We need to know our school and city leaders and help them understand we are here to be part of the solution — not to add to the stress of their jobs.

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5 Shared Characteristics Needed to do Church Planting or Church Revitalization

Ron Edmondson

All pastors and planters should operate under a calling of God, but it does appear to me that there are some unique qualifications for those who want to start a church or transition it to grow again. The post 5 Shared Characteristics Needed to do Church Planting or Church Revitalization appeared first on Ron Edmondson.

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5 Gifts You Can Give Your Pastor

Ron Edmondson

Too many demands on his time will make a very stressed out pastor! Operating any size church takes resources. The stress of “fundraising” on a pastor usually is outside of their comfort zone and expertise. There has never been a more stressful time to be a pastor than in the world today. 1 Corinthians 9:11-12.

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5 Shared Characteristics Needed to do Church Planting or Church Revitalization

Ron Edmondson

All pastors and planters should operate under a calling of God, but it does appear to me there are some unique qualifications for those who want to start a church or transition it to grow again. In 16 years as a pastor I was blessed to participate in two of each – two church plants and two revitalizations. Close, intimate walk with God.