I must say, as I look at Jesus’ building relationships, that it is time consuming, requires an intentional willingness to see where people can be and not just where they are now and at times can just be messy. Jesus looked into the eyes of rough fishermen...

As we look at the word of God and church history, there seems to be a pattern. Men and women with great visions from God started with great dissatisfaction about what they were seeing that did not line up with God’s plan. · Moses’ complaint was God’s...

The following is a portion of an article I recently had published in the Assembly of God Leadership Magazine, Enrichment Journal entitled “The Pastor as a Change Agent: Remaining Relevant in a Constantly Changing Cultural Environment”. To read the...

The mission of the Pastor is to empower people to develop a ministry by connecting with people in the community and, in turn, connecting them with God. This is accomplished when people operate in their gifting by doing what they have a passion for...

In todays complex organizational environment, a real value is placed on an all-round leader that can use different leadership styles in different settings. The real question is; How can we know what style to use in certain situations? In the discussion...

The discussion on discipleship must begin and end with the greatest discipler of all, Jesus Christ. The gospels show the key components of effective mentoring in how Jesus discipled His followers. These components are relationship, influence, and...

Recently, I wrote an article entitled Coaching in the Bible: A Scriptural Argument for Coaching As a Transformational Process. It was published in the Spring issue of Enrichment Journal. You can access it at:http://enrichmentjournal.ag.org/201202/201202_EJO_Coaching%20Bible.cfm Is...

I recently read “The Power Of Servant Leadership” by R.K. Greenleaf. While considering what leadership style to use when, it occurred to me that Greenleaf’s Servant Leadership Model is the perfect environment to allow a leader to engage many or all...

Sometimes, as leaders, we are called upon to be interventionists. In his Intervention Theory and Method, Argyris asserts thatan interventionist has three primary tasks: to generate validinformation, to foster free choice, and to achieve internalcommitment....

What does a leader do when change is unavoidable? John Kotter in his book Leading Change lays out a process to implementing change in an organization. He places an emphasis on the processes by encouraging several steps to be followed by...