Next Generation Leadership Community

How to Renew

Cindi Haworth

The ChristianityTodayLibrary.com has a great article on leaders can rejuvenating themselves when they are confused, mad and/or tired.  They take advice from 3 different leaders.

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Taking Intentional Time with God

Cindi Haworth

In Under the Iceburg, Sam Metcalf's blog, he is tackling intentionally spending time with God and how to do it. It looks like he is breaking it into 3 components, starting with pace, or the rhythm of the relationship.

Tomorrow he will move on to place. So it looks like this will be some valuable posts to check on over the next few days.

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Developing Leaders

Cindi Haworth

Back before Christmas, Bob Roberts had a great post about Developing Leaders. We think it is packed with great advice and wanted to point it out to you!

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Church Health

Cindi Haworth

In the September 25, 2006 LeadNetChurchStaffing.com email, there was an article by Dr. Paul Dean titled Developing Church Health. We thought it had some good things to think about. It is available at the crosswalk.com website here.

Insight on Effective Problem Solving

Cindi Haworth

Monday Morning Insights' post on Effective Problem Solving for Pastors has great advice for pastors.

"A pastor's day is filled with problems, and they are usually other people's problems. Your main duty during the day seems to be problem solver. How can you do this and remove yourself from being the answer person? The following are steps to help you be a facilitator of solutions and not be "the problem solver"... "

Check out the 8 tips he gives. Link.

Listening in on Dino Rizzo's Staff Meeting

Cindi Haworth

Okay, I wasn't "listening in," but I did read his blog, dinorizzo.com, and found a blog that he wrote about the Healing Place Church's staff meeting. Includes his thoughts on  ATTITUDE, along with other interesting stuff.

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Church Website Tips

Cindi Haworth

Here are some helpful effective website tips for churches. Church Relevance Link.

The Church Relevance site post an edited list, but the entire list is at Gospel Communication's Internet Evangelism Day page. Link.

Saying "No"

Cindi Haworth

NO!

Sometimes you have to say no. You can't do everything for everyone. Scott Hodge at scotthodge.org has a good post about deciding when you need to say "no."

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Developmental Stages

Cindi Haworth

Here is a great post from Sam Metcalf (President of Church Resource Ministries) about the developmental stages of leaders from J. Robert Clinton.

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How to Find a Church

Linda Stanley

This is an interesting and fun post giving advice for those trying to find a church from Real Live Preacher (he sounds like a character). Some great things to keep in mind.

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