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Blogference Wrap: Do What We Know

Kudos to Brian Barela for putting legs on a fantastic idea – the Blog-ference. Well done, Brian. Thanks for inviting me into the conversation. I’ve learned a lot – for free. I’ve been impressed with DJ’s discussions on contextualization, Brian Virtue’s thoughts on servant leadership, and Shane’s crazy ideas for people in the mission. I […]

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Leading Change: A Second Look at 2T2.2

Quick, what’s the imperative in 2 Timothy 2:2? If you said multiply, go to the back of the class. The imperative is ENTRUST. To entrust means to take something of value and commit it to another’s charge. Big problems surface when the leadership culture of an organization begins to shift from entrusting to protecting. Fear […]

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Speaking Change: Over/Under to Among

Yesterday’s post on Initiation generated some excellent discussion among the comments. Thanks. Here’s an insight from Dave G: Well, who we are seems to be dealing with character. Is humble, servant leadership dealing with character? If so, I am ashamed to say that I so often see circles of leaders as “good ole’ boy” clubs […]