A lot can be learned by how people handle conflict. Skye Jethani recently interviewed Ken Sande: President and Founder of Peacemakers Ministries and the author of The Peacemaker: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict. Excerpts of that interview were published as "Preemptive Peace," which was published in the Winter 2011 edition of Leadership Journal. One question with considerable relevance to all leaders follows: Jethani: What does conflict reveal about who we Read More …
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The Top 3 Books on Leadership (#0211)
Slant33.com, a website designed to "help challenge, inspire and equip youth workers through thoughtful dialogue and varied expression from youth ministry’s leading thinkers and doers," recently asked three of its contributors to answer an important question about leadership: "What three books do you recommend on leadership development?" Danny Qwon, a youth minister for almost twenty years and a current Ph.D. student in organizational leadership, recommended one book designed with youth Read More …
Leadership Lesson: Learning to Ignore (#0169)
Dan Rockwell writes Leadership Freak: a daily leadership blog designed to help leaders reach higher in 300 words or less. He also serves as Pastor of Good News Bible Church and works as a consultant to Pennsylvania College of Technology. To connect with Rockwell, consider following him on twitter or reading Grace Freak, his Christian blog designed around the idea of breaking the bondage of legalism in 300 words or less. Recently he wrote about an important yet Read More …
Becoming an Effective Leader (#0165)
Scott Williams is the Campus Pastor of the Northwest Oklahoma City Campus of LifeChurch.tv, which launched three years ago and already has an average weekly worship attendance of over 3,500. He is also on the teams of both MinistryStrategies.com and The Vanderbloemen Search Group. To connect with Williams, read his blog, watch him on youtube, follow him on twitter, or friend him on facebook. Earlier this week, he wrote about becoming an effective leader. Read More …
Are You Going to Burn Out? (#0159)
Perry Noble is the Senior Pastor of New Spring Church, which has been recognized as one of America's largest churches. According to the Hartford Institute, this Southern Baptist congregation averages over 9,000 people in attendance on a weekly basis. You can connect with him by following him on twitter or by reading his blog. Noble writes extensively about leadership on his blog, including a recent piece about seven reasons leaders flame out: We Allow Our Schedule To Read More …