{"id":14302,"date":"2013-09-03T10:00:50","date_gmt":"2013-09-03T14:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"\/news_blogs\/john\/?p=14302"},"modified":"2022-08-29T15:34:06","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T19:34:06","slug":"welcome-to-christian-leadership-reflections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/john\/2013\/09\/03\/welcome-to-christian-leadership-reflections\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Christian Leadership Reflections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today feels like a re-launch of this blog as we merge it into the new website of the Canadian Council of Christian Charities<\/a> with a new URL: cccc.org\/john.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are new to the blog, it started in July 2009 and there are now over 200 posts. Here’s a brief introduction to Christian Leadership Reflections<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Topic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Christian Leadership Reflections<\/em> is a discussion about the practice of Christian leadership: self leadership, team leadership, and organizational leadership. If a ministry leader would think about it, and if it hasn’t already been well-covered by others, then I’m likely to write about it. So I write about governance, strategic thinking, and fundraising in addition to leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two topics are very important to Christian leadership and therefore receive a lot of attention:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Theology of Leadership<\/em>: Ministry leaders need to be grounded in a theology of leadership that helps them understand their role as a follower of God\u2019s leadership, as God\u2019s co-partner in mission, and as God\u2019s steward of the people and resources entrusted to their care. It is crucial that all aspects of organizational life are infused with Christian practices, including employment policies and procedures, decision-making processes, and relations with suppliers and beneficiaries.<\/li>
  2. Spirituality of Leadership<\/em>: Leading a Christian ministry is an intensely spiritual exercise. The personal spiritual life of a ministry leader is therefore very much intertwined with the spiritual health of the organization he or she leads. Continued spiritual formation and becoming adept at discerning God\u2019s leadership are critical to a Christian leader\u2019s success.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    My\u00a0Angle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    There are three aspects to the point of view you will find in this blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. The blog’s particular contribution\u00a0is to help Christian leaders apply their faith\u00a0to their\u00a0leadership practices. So it will always discuss both the theological and the practical. It takes big ideas and applies them on the job. Since I myself am leading a ministry, I am your ministry peer\u00a0writing from personal experience.<\/li>
    2. Some blogs serve us well by reporting what others have said, but you’ll find that this blog has a different purpose:
      – to provide you with fresh, original ideas and their practical application,
      – to reflect and comment on what others have said, and
      – to share what I am learning as I lead CCCC.<\/li>
    3. I have been a\u00a0Christian most of my life\u00a0(you can read about my journey to Christian faith here<\/a>), but I don’t make any claim to having Christian leadership down pat. As CEO of the Canadian Council of Christian Charities<\/em> for the past 10 years, I am still a leader under construction myself. That’s why I added the word reflections<\/em> to the blog’s title. I’m sharing what I am learning and\u00a0I hope that together we will grow to become faithful and\u00a0authentic Christian leaders.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Frequency<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      I try to write one post a week, usually on Monday mornings.  However, there are some exceptions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n