On Leading Well

Category: Movements

  • Three Movement Links to Inspire You

    Why movements?

    Because Jesus working through a team of like-hearted followers to win, build and send new generations of Christ-centered multiplying disciples is THE way that The Way told us to get the job done. Loving God, loving people, and launching simple, organic movements that multiply over and over and over again leads to the fulfillment of the Great Commission. If that sounds too simplistic, maybe it’s just because we’ve overcomplicated things in the past few centuries of church life.

    Here are three links to get your creative movement juices flowing:

    Floyd McClung interview on simple church-planting movements (and his new book “Follow”) on Steve Addison’s blog.

    Tim Keller’s recent straight up blog post on Movements in which he coins the term “spontaneous generativity.”

    Crazy Man dancing and starting a movement. This one’s been around for awhile but is still lots of fun.

    Go. Make disciples. Grab some friends and change our world.

  • The Power of Why

    Why did you get out of bed today?

    Seriously.

    For a paycheck? To keep your job? To avoid boredom?

    Or perhaps because you were eager to pursue your calling.
    Because you believe that what you do today might make a difference tomorrow.
    Because deep down inside you believe you can change the world.

    Here is a fantastic TED presentation by Simon Sinek on how leaders inspire others to action with the power of why. Genuine movements always begin with a WHY – a cause. What’s your Why?

  • Big Win for a Non: Wikipedia

    This should be interesting. Wikimedia (the non-profit foundation that supports Wikipedia) has just announced that it is going to open it up its strategic planning process. In a world where most strategic plans are designed by a few behind closed doors it’s nice to breathe some fresh air. This HBR post explains how Wikipedia will throw open the windows:

    Over the coming months we hope to provide readers of this blog with a window into this unprecedented endeavor from a range of perspectives (volunteers, staff, board members, strategy consultants, external advisors and more). We’re essentially going to blog the Wikimedia strategic planning process pretty much as it happens. We think our innovations (those that work and those that flop) will generate new ideas, lessons and approaches for organizations and movements as they look to tackle strategy development and consider the question of how one “organizes” a massive global movement. We also want to tap into your expertise, perspectives and creativity for the benefit of this strategy work.

    That is really, really cool. Imagine tapping into the passions and perspectives of any interested constituent to help you build your movement. This is bold leadership for a new generation. I’m looking forward to following this process.

    And all from a non-profit.