On leaders
Brene Brown is one of those authors who undoes me. How’s this from Brene? “Leaders must invest a reasonable amount of time attending to the fears and feelings [of their people], or squander an unreasonable amount of time trying to manage ineffective and unproductive behaviour.” PICTURE: Marcus Spiske/Unsplash Wow. I just want people to be mature. […]
Conversations: Rev Ed Vaughan, principal of St Michael’s Institute, Sydney
JO KADLECEK speaks with Rev Ed Vaughan, principal of the Sydney-based St Michael’s Institute, about the organisation’s vision and his personal hopes for church and ministry leaders…
ESSAY: THE CHURCH AND SOCIAL MEDIA
Writing from London, MAL FLETCHER argues that new laws are part of the answer to issues surrounding the use of social media but that it also opens “huge opportunities” for educators and church leaders…
OPEN BOOK – PAUL’S FIRST LETTER TO TIMOTHY: OVERSEERS AND DEACONS
BRUCE C WEARNE looks at what Paul says in I Timothy about church leaders…
PERFECT LEADER?
During my degree, our economics lecturer challenged us to name the best economic system. Follow the leader – but which one? PICTURE: Jehyun Sung/Unsplash. I was surprised when he said, on paper, the communist system was the best! Equality. Fairness. Unselfishness. There was one flaw. Communism only works when its leader is perfect; above self-interest […]
BOOKS: A GENTLE GUIDE FOR CHRISTIAN LEADERS HELPING PEOPLE IN THE AFTERMATH OF SEXUAL ABUSE
DAVID ADAMS finds Tim Hein’s guide to understanding sexual abuse, a tough, but necessary, read…