Leadership Articles
It's a Small World
August 17, 2010 By Todd Nettleton - In: Blog Feature Leadership
So last night I got a message from the CEO of a major publishing company.
I've always wanted to begin a conversation with those words. Today I can.
No…it wasn't about my novel, Justice For All (available in print and on Kindle, by the way). I'm still waiting for that call.
Church Leader Talks about Importance of Spiritual Formation
August 12, 2010 - In: Holiness Leadership Lifestyle
Jan Hughes serves as co-pastor of Wesleyan Evangelical Church in Stockton, Calif., along with her husband, Bob, and also serves as the spiritual formation director for the Pacific Southwest District. Read about why she thinks spiritual formation is important in the life of a Christian.
Q: When did you become pastor of the church plant in Stockton?
I just began a co-pastor position with my husband on June 1.
What Search Committees Are Looking for in a Pastor
July 21, 2010 By Mark O. Wilson - In: Leadership
A few years ago, Pulpit & Pew Research on Pastoral Leadership shared a fascinating report: "What do Lay People Want in Pastors?"
Demonstrated competence and religious authenticity.
Search committees want pastors who have the ability to do the work required and a genuine religious life that brings together both "head and heart."
An Oar in the Water
July 6, 2010 By Jerry G. Pence - In: Leadership Magazine
My first canoe outing was with a girl I liked. Both of us were teenage landlubbers and neither of us had life jackets, so she probably didn’t realize she was literally putting her life in my hands as we pushed away from the dock. Going straight was no problem, but turning proved to be another matter. Fortunately, a friend in another canoe saw our plight and told me to put my oar in the water and use it to steer the canoe. Needless to say, we survived the adventure—although I don’t think the girl was very impressed.
The Holy Spirit Makes Leaders Effective
May 27, 2010 By Kenneth Heer - In: Leadership
Effective spiritual leaders are persons who are gifted, called, sent, prepared, enabled, empowered, developed, and anointed by the Holy Spirit. Their effectiveness grows out of the work of the Holy Spirit in their lives. There are no born or self-made leaders who are effective as spiritual leaders. Only God can make leaders effective.
