This week continues to present me with less time to write than I had hoped. But, here are two more perspectives on the early response to McLaren’s new book. Funny thing is some have not read it, like me, and still form some pretty firm opinions. In the first link my friend Mike Morrell offers [...]
Tag Archive: Leadership
Kinnon’s Interest in Sociopaths Unearthed in Archives
Just when Christian leaders with sociopathic leadership traits thought it was safe to come out, Kinnon fires up the archives. Recently Bill Kinnon admitted to suffering a lapse into cynicism. That is, thinking leaders had progressed to the place where leveraging a position of power was a thing of the past.
Bill returns to his senses [...]
Cries(es) of Leadership
Seth Godin considers the new leaders to be heretics. (Tribes) In religious settings we eschew the label heretic. Although, the word becomes an incendiary device hurled toward anyone who does not espouse “my” orthodoxy, which of course is “the” orthodoxy.
Ed Stetzer is on record noting another malady – drawing lines over praxis. Southern Baptists have [...]
Tribal Leadership?
Eugene Cho offers some thoughts and questions based on a recent YouTube video. He asks, “Courage or Herd Mentality?” I am wondering what Godin would say, Tribal Leaderhsip?
Riddle Me An Experience In the Economy of the Church
I have been listening to Leonard Sweet’s So Beautiful. David Phillips does a good job reviewing the book here. I confess I prefer print and paper. The thought of a Kindle has intrigued me. But, I like paper and print. Bibliophiles love books in their hands, on their shelves, and in their homes. It is [...]
The Emerging (of) Ed Stetzerâ??s â??Postmodernâ? Turn
Ed loves money quotes. Thought I would put it all in the post title.
Recently Ed Stetzer spent some time in Oklahoma with a small group of Oklahoma Southern Baptists. He was here to help create a few teaching sessions for an upcoming small group emphasis, read Sunday School, at the invitation by Bob Mayfield. [...]
Conference with Ed Stetzer
Friday I attended a conference hosted by our state convention. Ed Stetzer was the presenter and offered some good thoughts and good Twitter quotes. I have some longer thoughts I will get up soon. My working title, “Ed Stetzer exposes his postmodern turn – Missional Leadership.”
Intersecting Andy Stanley and Tony Jones – Uncertain and Confident
Uncertainty and forgiveness may get you fired? Reading over at Out of Ur this morning left me thinking of some of my own experiences. The writer points to Andy Stanley’s talk at Catalyst West about leadership in the throes of uncertainty as opposed to “wrinkle-free” environs. I was left ruminating about some of my own [...]
Davis’ Straight Talk to Pastors and Churches
We sat in a Chili’s in south Dallas. Green at “church hunting.” Patty and me with Kimberly not a year old in tow. The “big” preacher offered us lunch. What is a poor student family to do? Eat of course. And we did.
Eventually this initial meeting led to what has been a long term friendship [...]
Pragmatism and Missional Leadership
it is not uncommon for people to gather to discuss “best practices.” Rarely a week goes by without a piece of mail crossing my desk or an email solicitation touting a way to increase attendance, giving or conversions. These goals tug at the embedded understanding of the kinds of goals the best, greatest and largest [...]
