Voices from the Blogosphere
10 Keys to Leading Creative People
I've had the opportunity to lead a number of creative people over the last 15 years both in ministry and in the marketplace. And, from time to time, I've been known to be a "creative" myself. Creatives are different. They deliver new ideas and approaches, but they come with their quirks. You can't lead creatives like you lead "normal" people.Within the church, don't assume creative people only work in your worship arts area. They're likely to …
We Need Healthy Heretics
We don't tend to have a very positive image of Heretics (someone smell smoke?) However, Heretics are absolutely critical to Churches, Organizations, and Teams being all that they could be. Heretics challenge, push, turn upside down, and ask that ever annoying question of "WHY?"Heretics help us see what our success or assumptions have blinded us from seeing. They see through what we're doing or not doing to what we could do, and sometimes...what we must do. …
Praying With Expectation
One of the most valuable lessons I learned in my high school Drivers Education class was to always watch were you are going. We were taken out on the interstate.I promise you this teacher was not paid enough to take teens on the interstate in a car. We were told to briefly look to the blind spot to make sure it was clear. But do not look to long because where you look is where the …
Breaking Our Box of ‘Worship’
On the topic of music in the church, I'd like to think I have a background that gives me a voice worth consideration. With over 10 years as a professional 'Christian musician' - as bassist for the Paul Colman Trio (PC3), 'worship rockers' Sonicflood and many others - I now find myself not only singing, but also speaking to crowds about worship - what it is and what it isn't. With music the thing that has …
Does Ministry Fuel Addictive Behavior?
Most church leaders know me as the woman who writes and speaks about worship. What only a few know is that I have spent the last decade experiencing the effects of my spouse's sexual addiction, an addiction that began in late childhood and was never treated. As untreated addictions go, my husband's escalated. In the 1990s, his secret life overtook his life as pastor and resulted in a felony sex offense: molestation of a child by …
Church Sleeping Man
Over the last few months, I've had the opportunity to speak at several Sunday morning worship gatherings. Recently, I was thinking about one when a guy fell asleep (I'm pretty sure before I took the stage - I hope...) during the service.It was a wide room, and he was a rather large man, seated somewhere in the middle. In otherwords, it was impossible to miss him as I would scan the audience to make eye contact. …
The Top 3 Leadership Mistakes I’ve Made
Celebration Church turned 10 years old this past fall and I have to say that it has been an awesome ride. God has been so good and it has been deeply rewarding to watch the church grow from a launch team of just 7 people to over 10,000 in weekend attendance.Celebration Church turned 10 years old this past fall and I have to say that it has been an awesome ride. God has been so good …
Hey Church…We’re Just Not That Into You
As pastors, we have a tendency to burden our people with excessive expectations. The average Joe church member can't possibly do everything you say they should do. Don't believe me? See if this list defines some of your expectations of the Christians who attend your church...1. Attend church service weekly. 2. Volunteer during another service 3. Attend Bible study or Sunday school or midweek service (whatever brand your church offers). 4. Serve in a ministry that …
The Drawbridge
You must decide for yourself to whom and when you give access to your interior life.For years, you have permitted others to walk in and out of your life according to their needs and desires. Thus you were no longer master in your own house, and you felt increasingly used. So, too, you quickly became tired, irritated, angry and resentful. Think of a medieval castle surrounded by a moat. The drawbridge is the only access to …
Do You Lack Wisdom?
Of all the things that we might desire, the Bible clearly recommends one thing highly: wisdom.An attempt to gain wisdom through a "short cut" was part of the reason for the original sin in the Garden of Eden. Genesis 3:6 says, "When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some …
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