Planning is vital to effective pastoral leadership, especially when it comes to the matter of preaching. Wayne McDill explains, “Preaching is too close to the heart of the preacher’s calling and commitments to be done poorly without serious regrets.” “Everyone wants to be successful in life, but the truth is many people never really achieve…
Flexibility
Ambidextrous Ministry
An article entitled “The Ambidextrous Organization” from Harvard Business Review has really resonated with me as a leader in a large traditional organization. “Ambidextrous,” in this case, means exactly what you would think it means: managing new initiatives and established ones at the same time. While reading, I noted many implications for ministry leaders in…