A simple game devised by a Ph.D. at Stanford in 1990 has bearing on how effective we communicate the Gospel. I just finished the book Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath. I highly recommend it. They refer to a study where assigned people were given one of two rolls: a ‘tapper’ or a […]

H. B. London, VP of Pastoral Ministries for Focus on the Family sends out a weekly email to pastoral leadership. It’s quite good. He gave me permission to post an article from the Jan. 8 edition. Call them ‘new year’s resolutions’ if you like, but what he said made me think as I enter into

Donald Whitney, a pastor and seminary professor, gave me permission to re-print this article. It is outstanding. Once, when the people of God had become careless in their relationship with Him, the Lord rebuked them through the prophet Haggai. “Consider your ways!” (Haggai 1:5) he declared, urging them to reflect on some of the things

I use this form when I perform an annual staff evaluation. I have every staff person complete the form on themselves and attach their goals for the previous and upcoming year.  These documents provide the talking points for the eval. Afterwards, I compile a one page written evaluation I give to them. Staff Self-Evaluation/Annual Review

This is a great post from Jeff Iorg, the president of Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary. He gave me permission to re-post. July 27, 2009 – Finding Security for Leadership An important character quality for any leader who wants to make a significant impact and leave a positive legacy is security. Yet, security is seldom