Leadership
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Catalyst: Andy Stanley (part 1)
The first session of Catalyst, the conference I went to near Atlanta a couple weeks ago, featured Andy Stanley as the speaker. Some highlights: As pastors and other Christian leaders, we’re called to influence people we don’t have official authority over. In other words: “We can’t make them do anything.” In order to motivate people Continue reading
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Church Elders, Job Descriptions, and Next Generation Leader
Last night the elders from CrossWay Church met for a couple hours. After talking a little about what’s going on with everyone, we prayed and jumped into the business portion of the meeting. Two of our current projects are composing a job description for the pastor and another one for the elders. (Of course, there Continue reading
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Awesome Week at Catalyst
Tuesday morning, and I’m still recovering from an amazing week at the Catalyst Conference near Atlanta, Georgia. I was part of a 20-person team from four churches that traveled down there together. We left for the 14-hour drive last Tuesday morning and got back around 6:45 on Saturday morning. Catalyst 2008 was easily the best Continue reading
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Elders: More Than Just Old Guys
Last week the elders and I met for the first time in the new church year. All four of us were there and it was great to get things moving again. We’ve certainly got our work cut out for us! One of the things I’d like to see the elders accomplish these next few months Continue reading
Surfing the Inner N8 