Last July I took my whole family to Bangkok to visit our daughter Jessica, who is on a 2 year teaching assignment (Grade 4) and who will be taking on a 2 year missionary assignment in Bangkok when that comes to an end. She really wanted to go to a restaurant called The Flying Chicken. [...]
A few ways to think about the leader-staff relationship
When you think about the relationship between you and your team, you have a model in mind whether you’ve explicitly thought about it or not. Here are four ways I think about my fellow staff members at CCCC that I find helpful. Each comes from a different perspective and together they provide the basis for a well-rounded understanding of [...]
The leader’s veto power
Did the title of this post make you wince? The idea of a veto runs contrary to the value we place on a participative leadership style, but it has a legitimate purpose and there are scenarios when it must be used. Hopefully these times will be rare, but they may arise and team members should be aware that this [...]
Caring for the “weak and defenseless” on your team
One of the most pleasant aspects of my job is meeting people who work in Christian ministry. Many of these are in some level of leadership, and they are very nice people. A well-known truism, though, is that power corrupts. So all these nice people I’ve met, and me too, need to be concerned that we [...]
Speaking with authority! A tale of an ambassador and a receptionist
When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law. Matthew 7:2-29 My phone rang at 5:40 Tuesday night and a voice said, “John, my name is [first name only] and I am on staff [...]
Rev. John Pellowe, MBA, DMin
