In whatever organization or group you’re leading its not only important to keep focus on what you’re doing but also how you’re doing it. I know I am interested in how well everyone on our team is progressing and what kind of success they are experiencing. But I also want to know how they are […]
We hosted our annual fall “launch” last weekend, and if you were here you know it was obvious there was a buzz going on, or what Pastor Craig Groeschel calls “it.” Here is what he says: “I can’t tell you exactly what it is. Part of what makes it it is that it defies categorization. […]
This week we’re taking time for some staff reflection and development before our big “fall launch” weekend. In that time we are going to be looking at our staff culture and values. I have been thinking about things I want my staff to know. But the other side of that are things my staff needs […]
We are getting ready for a staff development session on September 9, looking at our staff culture and values before we jump into the busy fall season. In preparation for that session I have been thinking about and reading about what I expect to see in our staff and what they need from me. Here […]
We are going to take some time as a staff to sit down before we launch the fall season and take a careful look at how we are working together as a team. To get ready for that discussion I am looking at what I need from my staff and what they need from me. […]
Beyond the buildings and programs and personalities that make up a Church community there is also going to be a culture, just like any organization or community. The dictionary defines culture as the totality of socially transmitted behavior patterns characteristic of any community. It’s a style of social expression and activity that is deeply determining […]
From Michael For the next four weeks I am not preaching, and do not have to prepare a message. We are doing after Mass messages for our current series on the Bible and Tom and Chris are speaking. Without message preparation, my week looks and feels very different than usual. I am hoping to get […]
From Michael It’s August and we have about 5 weeks left until our fall programs start. Staff have been rotating in and out of vacations and down time. And it is obvious that many parishioners are away these days too. But there is a lot going on anyway. Here’s an update: 1. The evidence of […]
From Michael This past week I was on vacation, retreating to the Jersey Shore as is my custom, summer and winter. Another custom is the annual sandcastle construction I undertake with my nephew Jack. Jack is 10 and each year since he was a baby we have enjoyed building sandcastles together, but over time our […]
From Tom This summer, my wife and I are working on cleaning our attic. Over time it has become pretty cluttered and we both can’t take it anymore and are working to clean it up. We have started a few times on the project, but have failed. The problem has been a lack of focus […]
