How Church Leaders Can Be a Nonanxious Presence
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“I offer this attempt to clarify what’s meant by ‘nonanxious presence’ and to provide recommendations for how we can help become such people ourselves.” - TGC
As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“I offer this attempt to clarify what’s meant by ‘nonanxious presence’ and to provide recommendations for how we can help become such people ourselves.” - TGC
“search team chairman Neal Hughes said the team had been ‘blessed’ with a ‘harvest of resumes.’” - BPNews
“Not all decisions are created equal. Understanding what decisions are low-risk can increase the speed of a team. If a leader views all decisions as major decisions, they likely suffer from decision paralysis” - Eric Geiger
“…360-degree review, an evaluation strategy that involves seeking and receiving constructive feedback on a leader’s performance from people who surround him at every level of a ministry organization” - TGC
“Bottomline for Christ-centered leaders: use the framework to help you wisely evaluate your context and remind you of your identity as a servant.” - Eric Geiger
“You know the species. They’re often jaded, jealous, even belligerent—all too often verbally critical of the organization and you personally.” - IFWE
“Solzhenitsyn pointed to the lack of great statesmen as evidence of cultural collapse. While there are certainly courageous individuals worthy of our respect, he clarified, consider how society had defined greatness in the past.” - Breakpoint
“1. The trajectory of Tocqueville… ‘expressive individualism’….2. The segmentation of the body from the soul…. 3. The perception that historical Christianity is bigoted…. 4. The omni-channel reality… the implications of technology” - Eric Geiger
“Whether you want to admit it or not, most of us have had an idiot take over the department, studio, team, or project at some point. So what do you do? How do you survive?” - Phil Cooke
“I’m not a very good listener. I tend to have multiple things on my mind, and they hinder my ability to hear well. I need to listen better—and that probably means talking less.” - Chuck Lawless
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