Do you ever stop to think that some day you and your staff will be together in heaven and you will have no power or authority over them? They will not be obligated to you, in fear of you, or in any way bound to you as a leader. Does that have implications for how [...]
“My soul, my soul, must sing!”
I love musicals, but I have to admit that it always seems funny to be watching a story unfold and then suddenly have all the characters break out into song. Like, when has that ever happened in real life? Work at CCCC has never yet come to a halt as the offices empty and we [...]
Poetic Reflections on “Calling”
I’m reading a book of poems called Leading from Within: Poetry That Sustains the Courage to Lead. This is a stretch for me. Reading poetry to reflect on leadership! I’d like to share two poems that really struck me. I’ve just finished part one of the book, which has poems related to being called to leadership. I [...]
Design your own personal spiritual retreat
Oswald Saunders says in Spiritual Leadership that the prime consideration in selecting kingdom leaders is spirituality. Any other criteria results in unspiritual administration and ultimately spiritual death for the ministry. I’ve posted about the public consequences of private spirituality, and now I’d like to suggest one way to keep your leadership spiritual – an annual personal spiritual leadership retreat. Jesus [...]
Public consequences of personal spirituality
As a ministry leader, your spiritual life is inextricably linked to the health of the ministry you lead. We see this demonstrated over and over again in both Testaments, often in terms of the shepherd-leader metaphor. For example, the negative consequences are outlined in Jeremiah: 10:21 “the shepherds have become stupid, …therefore…”, 12:10 “many shepherds have ruined My vineyard”; [...]
Rev. John Pellowe, MBA, DMin
