Tag: Leadership

Brief Book Review of Leadership Next: Leaders in a Changing Culture by Eddie Gibbs

November 1, 2010

Title of Book: Leadership Next: Changing Leaders in a Changing Culture, Eddie Gibbs, (Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 2005) Overview: Eddie Gibbs offers a look at leadership that is neither overly academic nor too narrow to be of any value. Gibbs wants to suggest a path for Christian leaders that is in sync with changing … More Brief Book Review of Leadership Next: Leaders in a Changing Culture by Eddie Gibbs

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Brief Book Review of Organic Leadership, by Neil Cole

October 24, 2010

Title of Book: Organic Leadership: Leading Naturally Right Where You Are, (Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Books, 2009) Overview: Cole suggests that the division between the clergy and the laity is not only unnecessary it is harmful to the church. Cole does not say that we should abandon the current system (p. 36, 66) but he … More Brief Book Review of Organic Leadership, by Neil Cole

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Brief Review of The Starfish and the Spider by Ori Brafman

October 22, 2010

Friday Musings Title of Book: The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations, by Ori Brafman, (Portfolio, 2006) Overview: The book is about “what happens when no one is in charge” (p.5). It is about empowering people by eliminating hierarchies that stifle personal responsibility and initiative. It is about the counter-intuitive notion … More Brief Review of The Starfish and the Spider by Ori Brafman

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To Be Nobody But the Self That God Wants and Created You to Be

October 16, 2010

“To be nobody but yourself in a world that’s doing its best to make you somebody else, is to fight the hardest battle you are ever going to fight. Never stop fighting.” E. E. Cummings There are things that God places inside us to do, to be, to accomplish and nothing should keep us from … More To Be Nobody But the Self That God Wants and Created You to Be

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Is there a cross-shapedness to the way you live in the world?

September 19, 2010

Monday Discussion What kind of churches will change the world? We need churches filled with missional/incarnational people. We need believers to get out of their buildings and into the communities in which God has placed them. We need people to live among and with our communities and stop expecting them to come into our world. … More Is there a cross-shapedness to the way you live in the world?

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Communist Party Tactics in Developing Leaders

June 27, 2010

Monday Missional Discussion One of the books that has generated the most comment that I have used in my church planting class is Douglas Hyde’s Dedication and Leadership. It is one of my favorite books of all time. Over the years, most of the comments have been overwhelmingly positive. Douglass Hyde was for many years … More Communist Party Tactics in Developing Leaders

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