When new leaders find themselves in surprising contexts
Leaders must work through issues of identity and community, asking themselves: Who are we, where are we, and where are we going?
Tuesday's News & Ideas
- 'Volunteering' & volunteering
- Hours against hate
- I don't text on Shabbas
- In NSA we trust
- Rowan Williams' new post
- Jonathan Franzen, bird-watcher
Monday's News & Ideas
- School prayer ban at 50
- Pension troubles in Philly
- NY Times ironic error
- Arrested in NC
- Superman in the pulpit
- Boring TV in Norway
Friday's News & Ideas
- UK Rabbi on failure of atheism
- Mister Rogers still making neighbors
- Speculating on Mandela's fate a taboo
- Pew survey on gay America
- Different views on NC Moral Mondays
- Nothing like a Stradivarius
Building a sustainable institution takes planning, political skill and investment in people
A hospital founded in Burgundy, France, in 1443 illustrates how to extend your mission over time.
Thursday's News & Ideas
- GOP & evangelical outreach
- Religion & foreign policy
- Woman leads Irish Methodists
- Post-mortem baby making
- SBC urges ouster of Scout execs
- Advantages of autism
Wednesday's News & Ideas
- Mariano Rivera's mission
- 3 tips for Southern Baptists
- 3 things you don't need for leadership
- Youth soccer in Northern Ireland
- Why do people pray?
- Superman is Jewish
What job does your audience need to do?
When you’re trying to reach people, business leader Clayton Christensen teaches that it’s more important to understand what your audience is trying to accomplish than its demographic information.
Tuesday's News & Ideas
- SBC push for black missionaries
- Nones are alright
- Gay people against gay marriage
- Amazing megachurches
- Pat Robertson/T.D. Jakes partnership
- Diminished by technology
Monday's News & Ideas
- SBC faces change
- Women pray at the wall
- Reluctant pope
- Player follows beliefs
- Sci-fi and faith
- Picturing the Matterhorn
Friday's News & Ideas
- Lessons from young atheists
- Power of rituals
- Will Campbell on the Baptists
- O'Malley, Chaput & different paths
- Jewish girl meets Jesus
- Mastering philosophy in France
Fundraising is not one person's work
Ministry leaders must work collaboratively to think about all assets of an organization and how they can grow together.
Thursday's News & Ideas
- Turn generosity into philanthropy
- SBC’s slide in baptisms
- Rabbi’s message: Change or die
- Religion in the halls of medicine
- Exhausted Muslim woman’s plea
- RFK on the campaign trail
Wednesday's News & Ideas
- Remembering Will Campbell
- Rethinking church membership
- OSU president resigns
- Welby's inner Tory
- Gay acceptance & geography
- Why summer vacation?
The Parable of the Abilene Paradox, or the problem of failing to communicate
People are often hesitant to disagree with their colleagues. But by keeping quiet, we often cause our organizations to waste time, effort and money.
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