Newbigin on Missional Leadership

Lesslie Newbigin’s The Gospel in a Pluralist Society outlines his understanding of the role of the church in culture, namely, to be a sign, foretaste, and instrument for the kingdom of God.  But what about church leadership?  What is the role of a church leader in a missional community?

Transforming Leadership

I’ve read two things in the past few weeks that have me thinking about leadership.  First,  I read Reinhold Niebuhr’s Christ and Culture.  Then I started working on Effective Men’s Ministry.  Niebuhr talks about the relationship between culture and Christianity, while the book on men’s ministry talks about leadership of, well, men’s ministry.  And I began to notice something about our culture:

How To Unclutter Life

Here are six suggestions for clearing the unnecessary information from your life.   Personally, I follow four out of the six suggestions.  Maybe I should consider the other two?

America’s Leadership Crisis

The world needs leadership.  America needs leadership.  The church needs leadership.  On these points there is very little debate.  But America is increasingly less satisfied with leaders in every aspect of life.

The New Science and Politics

John has provided us with a helpful post about the Cultural Mandate and Politics.  Some of my recent reading supports what John said and finds its support from a surprising place: the new science of quantum physics.

Leadership: Leading Through Adaptive Change

Previously I wrote about two Harvard professors who, in their book Leadership on the Line, propose that understanding adaptive versus technical challenges is the key to leadership. So how do the authors propose that one leads through an adaptive challenge?

Abusing the Bible

I’ve been a bit of a curmudgeon lately.  I read a lot, but I often get disgusted at what I read.  An article in Christianity Today by Chris Blumhofer reminded me of why I get disgusted, and hits the problem on the head.

Leadership: Adaptive vs. Technical Challenges

I have never been a big reader of leadership books (church or otherwise). Frankly, most of them bore me. I’m also hesitant to quickly apply corporate leadership techniques to my calling as a pastor, the “end goal” seems too different. However, I recently completed an amazing book from two Harvard University professors titled Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive through the Dangers of Leading. I’m going to blog a few of the things I’ve learned, beginning with adaptive vs. technical challenges.