Now there came a day when, in the court of the King, His heavenly subjects were before Him and Satan was found to be among them again. The crowd murmured against him, but Satan, though defeated, had not yet reached the end of his time. And seeking to spread his misery, he approached the King. [...]
Ministry leadership a century at a time
In October, I had the chance to review an entire century of leadership in one ministry when I attended the 100th anniversary service of the church I grew up in, Timothy Eaton Memorial Church. Reviewing its senior pastors decades at a time rather than years at a time gave me some really high-level insights into leadership that were sobering, inspiring, encouraging [...]
When a leader prays, “Thy will be done…”
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 [...]
Leadership lessons from Vimy Ridge
This has been a very special Remembrance Day for me. I did an interview on 100 Huntley Street this morning about my Vimy Ridge speech and reviewed the leadership lessons that made it such a success. The 18 minute interview is split into two videos that you can see on You Tube (Part 1 and [...]
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
