I wrote previously about some of the positives I see coming for the church from the pandemic. Also, I listed three questions I think the church needs to be asking as we head back into our new realities. As I’ve continued studying where we are as a church and what our next steps are, I think we have…
Ron Edmondson’s 5 Tips for Better Zoom Meetings
I have used Zoom for meetings for a number of years. During my tenure at Leadership Network, there was never a week and seldom a day that didn’t include a Zoom meeting. So, when so much of the world shifted to Zoom over the past few weeks it was completely comfortable for me. I’ve learned…
5 Words of Encouragement to Pastors During the Crisis
I love pastors. For the last couple years I didn’t serve as a pastor while I was leading At Leadership Network, but I landed back into an intentional interim role on February 1st. I am pastoring my home church for a season. While I thought I was here to redirect a few things and prepare…
Crisis Response: What’s Your Style?
Leaders: what is your method of crisis response? I love the leadership displayed during a scene in “It’s a Wonderful Life” where George Bailey is about to leave for his honeymoon and panic struck the Building and Loan. As the president, he was forced to avert his plan, go back and save the company. He…
Controlling Leaders Aren’t Born: They’re Made
One of the most dangerous forms of leadership, and one of the most frustrating, in my opinion, is the controlling leader. I’ve written about this issue previously, because I believe it is one of the leading reasons for stalled growth and low morale in an organizational or team setting. Under a controlling leader’s watch, leadership…
Feeling Un-Qualified? How To Deal With Leadership Stress
When I was growing up I frequently heard the phrase.If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. I’m not sure that’s a saying anymore, but either way, I love a good analogy to help me think through a topic. And I think the phrase applies in leadership. But I’m not sure getting…
