I’m proud of what our generation is bringing to the table. I love the possibilities…the hope of a bright future in our churches. I thought I would do a quick reflection on some of today’s leaders and how they are impacting me…and probably many others.
Archive for September, 2006
Generational Leaders–Part 2
Posted in Church, Leadership on September 26, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Key People in Starting a church (lessons learned)
Posted in Church Planting on September 22, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Ok…so there are several “key people” involved when you start a new church. Some of them are obvious–one or more children’s ministry coordinators, finance people, etc. Anyway…after being at this thing for about 5 months, I’ve added two things to the list that doesn’t make the cut on most lists:
Common myths…yesterday’s news.
Posted in Church, Culture, Trends on September 19, 2006 | 3 Comments »
You can see it in their eyes. They drive by a traditional looking church and think “isn’t that quaint…a traditional church. I bet they still use hymns, liturgy and wear suits to church. I’m glad that I’m a pastor at What’s-happening-now Church, because man…we are so stinkin’ innovative!”
Love your wife…your family (lessons learned…and still learning)
Posted in Church Planting, Leadership on September 14, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
I recently heard the story of another evangelical leader confessing to adultery. This one isn’t public yet…and it’s probably going to be limited in it’s scope of impact…but it’s still sad. After hearing about this guy, my body started tensing up for the rest of the night. I was just sick over it. In fact…as the night [...]
Generational Leaders–Part 1
Posted in Church, Leadership on September 12, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Lest anyone think I’d like to pick a fight with every pastor of the boomer generation, I thought it would be healthy to sing their praises. Seriously. I bark loud…but my bite is VERY selective. Over all, I have been more impacted by the leaders of the previous generation than my own. Those are just the cold, [...]
Generational Leaders–a preface (to part 1, only)
Posted in Culture, Leadership, Trends on September 8, 2006 | 1 Comment »
I was talking to a guy yesterday that’s getting ready to take our membership class (a concept we can thank the boomers for) and we lemented the fact that so few people over the age of 35 attend our church. For the record, younger churches do not think there’s some sort of virtue in being [...]
“The Summit of Chaos”
Posted in Leadership on September 5, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
I have to admit–I love the Leadership Summit by Willow Creek. I mostly like it because it’s almost chaotic. Contradictions abound…and there’s Bill Hybels…leading it like the ring master at a three-ring circus. It’s awesome. Since each speaker at the summit seems to say at least one thing contrary to another summit speaker (either past or present), I [...]
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