I came across an interesting interview of Rob Bell by YouthWorker Journal. It was interesting because I am not a youth worker per se, but I found a lot of Rob's points to be interesting. Rob wonders aloud about a lot of topics in the interview, including the tension between production/programs and authentic discipleship, the …
Leadership Pitfalls
A friend of mine passed along this excellent article on the pitfalls of leadership called "Unoriginal Sin" by Will Mancini. In the midst of a young church plant, I found that my tendency at this point in my life is to slip into the first three "thinkholes." If you are a church leader, whether on …
God: Here and Now Fully Present
After an especially busy time in my life, I sort of hit a wall with all of the planning and scheduling I was doing. There was so much logistical business and organization that my head had simply become numb. These are the points I tend to arrive at where I feel as if I am …
David Gergen – “Eyewitness to Power” (LS09)
David Gergen is an outstanding politician that has had positions in the White House through the Nixon, Ford, Reagan, and Clinton presidencies. His book, Eyewitness to Power, traces his role in those different administrations. He is a respected commentator on CNN and a professor at the Harvard's School of Public Leadership. Bill Hybels’ interview of …
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Bill Hybels – “Leading in a New Reality” (Leadership Summit 09)
My next series of posts are reflections and notes from the Willow Creek Leadership Summit that I'm attending at Elmbrook on Thursday and Friday, August 6-7. Bill Hybels, senior and founding pastor of Willow Creek Community Church, provided some fascinating words about the new reality in which we are leading because of the global economic …
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Matthew Erickson 