By Brad Hambrick
The relationship between ministry leaders and social workers or mental health professionals has not always been a good one. At one level, this is surprising because both have devoted their vocations to helping people in the midst of their greatest ...
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Relationships
Why You Should Stop Using Your Personality Test As A Crutch –
Are you an otter or a golden retriever? Are you a “D” or an “I”? Are you an “ENTJ” or “INFP”? Are you a green or a red?
The list could go on and on, for this is the vocabulary of the personality test. I’ve taken several of them myself, and I am consistently amazed at how ...
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Why You Never Stop Working –
by Wes Gay
Yesterday morning I had the opportunity to meet with Lee Cockerell, author of Creating Magic (affiliate link). Mr. Cockerell retired as executive vice-president from Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando in 2006. Before his tenure at Walt Disney World, he spent over 25 ...
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Learn to Lead Through the Power of Presence –
By Jeremy C. Burton
“I sent them an email three days ago and haven’t heard back.”
“I texted them twice and am waiting on a response.”
If you are in a leadership role, you have probably heard these type of comments. This is an all too common type response in this work era. The ...
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3 Ways To Expand Your Perspective on Mentorship –
By Debbie Eaton & Haley Veturis
It all happened so fast. Before I (Haley) knew it, I was recruited to be part of a collaborative team to dream up a new event for women at our church. What came out of that collaborative effort was something far greater than I could've ever ...
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7 STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP LEADERS IN YOUR CHURCH –
by Dr. Jeremy Roberts
If you want to lead a dynamic, growing ministry, you must develop leading and dynamic leaders. “Leadership development” is a phrase that sounds great in a blog post, in a meeting, or in a seminary classroom, but how do you actually (practically) develop ...
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