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OCTOBER 3, 2012

Sometimes we confuse Christian leadership with church leadership. You don’t have to be in the church to be a Christian leader. You don’t even have to be doing a sanctioned ministry to be a Christian leader.

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OCTOBER 1, 2014

Coaching Communication Leadership Self Leadership Team Leadership View from the Pew Worship change ecclesiology Influence Power team development' You can watch it here: [link] Here is a valuable quote in a section on the need for diversity: “The church is God’s masterpiece.

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OCTOBER 6, 2014

Change Coaching Leadership Ministry Self Leadership Team Leadership church planting ecclesiology Influence Power strengths women in ministry' A friend and I had a discussion on how it is assumed that women with children don’t have the time or energy to do anything that […].

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Leadership Ministry Team Leadership View from the Pew church leadership missiology missional outreach' If your congregants were known on the job and in the neighborhoods as people to go to when you need help?

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NOVEMBER 5, 2014

This morning, I ended up with free time and went on a hunt for leadership resources. Change Coaching Leadership Ministry Musings Self Leadership Team Leadership change strengths' I found something interesting that I think you might enjoy too. You have […].

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Self Leadership Team Leadership Worship dream expectations failure success' We fear failing to meet expectations, because that is how we make ourselves okay. When we meet expectations, we are acceptable. Jesus didn’t meet expectations. […].

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OCTOBER 20, 2014

Change Coaching Communication Leadership Ministry Self Leadership Team Leadership View from the Pew change communication expectations goals Power strengths' When we are solely defined by what others think of […].

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NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Change Leadership Self Leadership Team Leadership emotions energy hard times recovery stress tough times transition' This weekend I reached that point – where every word someone speaks feels like an arrow where other people’s emotions feel like sandpaper As an introvert, this place is real.

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MAY 9, 2012

Working with people is tricky, but it doesn’t have to be impossible. Whether you are trying to help your household or your organization move forward, you will have to maneuver the walls and obstacles that are people. It doesn’t have to be difficult! You can turn frustrations into collaborations. You just have to know the key.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

In the book Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard, Dan and Chip Heath identify change through a fun analogy: In our lives, we have three factors at work in the process of change. We have the circumstances, the elephant and the rider. The circumstances might be dire – like a sinkhole in. Read More »

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MARCH 10, 2012

It isn’t an evil thought…at least not for most – but it is a shortcut that makes sense at the moment – after all, we know we are supposed to build a team, right? When you leave, the team continues to function around the same concept – that God has a purpose, and they are supposed to be about that purpose.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2012

They mentioned the whole idea of church leadership being about power…and the absence thereof for women in particular. Instead of being at one end or another, pastors work in teams to gift people throughout the organism to be the best at being the person they were called to be. This isn’t a necessarily a big church model.

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MARCH 4, 2012

When I explain the model of church leadership I’m working on , some people realize right away that it takes away the hierarchy. One thing that might help change the focus of the pastoral team from an exclusive, power driven model to an infusing, equipping, sending model is to stop thinking that church is about Sunday morning.

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JUNE 20, 2016

Walter Cronkite, Dan Rather, Tom Brokaw - news icons who led teams of people and told us about the important things that were happening on the planet. For a quick walk through history, you might enjoy TV Guide's 60 biggest news moments. And for an interesting side trip, find other world events that happened in […].

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AUGUST 10, 2012

She is probably on several committees, and the first to sign up for your event team; but she is hurting. Margaret will show up in your church on Sunday. In the last few years, Margaret’s life has changed. Her husband’s career is at its peak. He works long hours, and unlike the Cialis commercial, life [.].

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JULY 18, 2012

Working on a team of 9, my opportunities to be on stage were limited; but finally it was my turn to do announcements. It was my turn! I had the list, and I rehearsed it several times, knowing that if I did a good job, I’d get more opportunities to speak from the pulpit. Then [.].

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JUNE 27, 2012

(You have just built your “community team” ) Connect with three people from your congregation and invite them to be on the team.

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MARCH 9, 2012

Her pastor acknowledged her ministry, and helped people around her build a welcoming team for the many she brought into the church. Truth, I don’t know if the pastor was intentional in building the team, or if she was just great at putting things together and walking in favor.). I once knew a lady who sold cosmetics.

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MAY 15, 2012

Who needs to be on your team? Then, build a powerful team of high quality people who will fill your key roles. If you know your milestones ahead of time, you will be able to know quickly if you’re headed off course. Who are the key players? Identify the roles you will need. Every project needs resources.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2012

So, if this is real ministry, and our job is “to prepare God’s people for acts of service” (ie, ministry), it is apparent that we are preparing them to be part of a ministry team for Sunday, or for our next big outreach, or are we preparing them to be a servant to the next person they talk to – today?

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JUNE 13, 2012

God takes a group of strangers, crams them in the same space and urges them to become a ministry team. And He asked you to lead the team. This will not only weave your team together, but it will weave the ministries of your church together. Let your team hang out and enjoy one another in a non-stressful setting.

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JUNE 13, 2012

God takes a group of strangers, crams them in the same space and urges them to become a ministry team. And He asked you to lead the team. This will not only weave your team together, but it will weave the ministries of your church together. Let your team hang out and enjoy one another in a non-stressful setting.

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MAY 11, 2012

I was homeschooling, working from home, and the middle two kids were tag-teaming, staying up all night. I first began learning reframing during a time of intense pressure. I had a baby, a two year old, a four year old, and a 9 year old. I would go days at a time on just a few hours of sleep a night. The house was a complete disaster.

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MAY 8, 2012

He built a team. Even when it became illegal to pray, Daniel set aside time for his priorities, despite outside pressures. Daniel took the time to build a foundation of healthy living. Know others. In life, it is easy to respond to others. Daniel took a proactive approach. He learned negotiations.

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AUGUST 14, 2012

Today, I took my teen daughters into downtown Seattle. Remembering days gone by, I found a grand difference – the girls have reached a maturity level that I can let them run on their own, and therefore freedom and fun ruled the day instead of stress and worry. Releasing leaders is tricky. They might just take [.].

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MARCH 18, 2013

My Sunday School class has been going through Gary Smalley’s Personality types. If you haven’t heard of them, or haven’t taken the test, you can follow the link. It turns out that two of the personality types are task-oriented: Lion and Beaver. Two are people-oriented: Otter and Golden Retriever. If you have ever taken the.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2016

"Messy is not sin." This is the quote from 40 Days of Decrease, my devotion for Lent. The sentence keeps rolling around in my head today. I like clean lines. I like smooth emotions. I like life to not be messy - because messy hurts. Messy is a bit like pruning (or a destruction derby, […].

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JANUARY 28, 2013

“Life is so, so……daily!” ” Have you noticed that sometimes days and weeks go by, and you only manage to keep your head above water? You have big goals, but today, your main goal is to stay upright. There are days that I run from morning to night. Okay – most days I run from morning. Read More »

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MARCH 25, 2013

When my kids were little, I thought I would lose it. After all, I had four kids, my oldest needed to be homeschooled for elementary school, and I had the other three in four years. In my house, no one slept, everyone lost their temper from time to time, one child only wanted ketchup sandwiches, Read More »

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JANUARY 22, 2013

Expectations is a daunting word. Every day, we face not only other people’s expectations, but our own. We also face that grey zone of what we think other people expect of us. How do you deal with all these expectations? Here are a few things that might help: 1. Communication. People don’t know what you. Read More »

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AUGUST 30, 2012

What would you do if you only had 24 hours to make any lasting difference? How would it change how you spend today? Some experts tell us to live today like it is our last on earth. They are trying to get us to stop procrastinating. If you only had 24 hours, would you push [.].

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AUGUST 20, 2012

Did I say that??? Have you ever had one of those moments? What comes out of your mouth is not what you intended. Worse, it sounds awful! Today, the news is abuzz with Todd Akin’s horrible gaffe. Politics aside, rape is never legitimate. Whatever he meant was horribly buried in the pain of millions [.].

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AUGUST 22, 2012

Do you need help? If not, then you must be a fantastic recruiter, because every person in ministry has more on their plate than they can handle. God did this on purpose. When we pull people in to work alongside us, we provide them with a way to connect. How do you get people to [.].

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

There are days and weeks where we feel like the world is dumping on us. Similar to New Orleans, we feel like storm after storm rages, and just when we pick ourselves up, another one hits. The thing that gets me is that throughout scripture, storms often accompany an encounter with God. When God spoke [.].

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

There are days and weeks where we feel like the world is dumping on us. Similar to New Orleans, we feel like storm after storm rages, and just when we pick ourselves up, another one hits. The thing that gets me is that throughout scripture, storms often accompany an encounter with God. When God spoke [.].

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

How do you handle conflict? With school in session, our time frame for conflict just got smaller. It is helpful to know and understand your primary conflict resolution style. There are five primary types of conflict resolution: Collaborating (I win, you win – both sides get what they want) Avoiding (what conflict?)

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

How do you handle conflict? With school in session, our time frame for conflict just got smaller. It is helpful to know and understand your primary conflict resolution style. There are five primary types of conflict resolution: Collaborating (I win, you win – both sides get what they want) Avoiding (what conflict?)

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