Insights are short, biblical truths to equip you to lead from your strengths. How a Team’s Strengths Blend in Quick-Moving Circumstances Think of a time when things changed quickly for you. Maybe it was a news report … a telephone call … an accident … a life-changing event … If you look carefully, you’ll notice…
Read MoreInsights are short, biblical truths to equip you to lead from your strengths. When your team faces a threat, do they lean into each other for help to navigate the uncertain waters – or lean out and away from each other in fear? All of you may be anxious … but each of you has helpful strengths…
Read MoreInsights are short, biblical truths to equip you to lead from your strengths. You’ve heard it before: “Let’s not rock the boat.” It’s a common refrain when you or those around you are opposed to change. The goal is maintaining the current state of affairs, sometimes called the “status quo.” That is all well and good…
Read MoreInsights are short, biblical truths to equip you to lead from your strengths. Are you task-oriented or people-oriented? Each of us has a natural way we interact with your environment. This God-given inclination falls into one of two different orientations. The task-oriented among us are interested in “getting the job done.” They’re list-makers and sequential thinkers…
Read MoreDoug Akers Uses Profiles in Church Consulting “LifeWay deals directly with over 40,000 churches,” says Doug Akers, speaking of the Nashville-TN-based leading provider of Bibles, curriculum, books, audio/visual and Christian resources. That’s a lot of churches. Doug serves as Lifeway’s lead church consultant, helping to equip teams across the U.S. to maximize their ministry. Leading…
Read MoreGod Builds Ministry Using our Differences Insights are short, biblical truths to equip you to lead from your strengths. Conflict between Christ-followers takes various forms. It is not always destructive. Consider the conflict between Paul and Barnabas, a formidable ministry team. The two had completed Paul’s first missionary journey (planting new churches and leading many to…
Read MoreLead Your Team through the Profile, Part 5: Checklist for Communicating How Your Team Can Use Words to Build Up, Not Tear Down This exercise is part of a series to use as you guide your team through understanding their LFYS profiles. For You To Think About “Death and life are in the power of…
Read MoreLead Your Team through the Profile, Part 4: Value to the Team This exercise is part of a series to use as you guide your team through understanding their profile reports. For You To Think About In what way does each member bring value to your team? Your team members fulfill two different functions: (1)…
Read MoreLead Your Team Through the Profile, Part 3: Process Your Team Members’ Strengths This exercise is part of a series to use as you guide your team through understanding their profile reports. For You To Think About Each person has natural strengths. Natural strengths are an individual’s unique ways of going about the tasks of…
Read MoreBy Gary Warkentin, Effective Ministry Teams We often hear of teams dealing with adversity, particularly athletic teams. Interviews with sports figures describe how their team overcame hard times to win. The responses generally include sticking together as a team, not giving up, and not losing sight of the goal. Many say that adversity has also…
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