Jul 2003
All leaders can improve in their leadership. In our previous Letter, we saw that we can help our leaders improve by overcoming the barrier between leaders and followers, by being realistic in our expectations of them, and by striving to understand them. Continue Reading »
Jun 2003
At some point, most followers complain about their leaders. Some of the most common complaints are:
| • | “My leader will not listen to me.” | |
| • | “He will not encourage me.” | |
| • | “He will not recognize my efforts.” Continue Reading » |
May 2003
Everything does not depend upon the leader. If our churches and Christian ministries are to be healthy, every member must take responsibility for the whole, functioning actively and thoughtfully. Continue Reading »
May 2003
If our churches and Christian ministries are to be healthy, every member must take responsibility for the whole, functioning actively and thoughtfully. Our last two Letters examined the first five out of eleven characteristics of effective followers. We saw that healthy followers obey, encourage, take responsibility, give advice and counsel, and challenge when necessary. The next three characteristics:
Apr 2003
For our churches and Christian ministries to be healthy, every member must take responsibility for the whole; every member must function actively and thoughtfully.
Our last Letter began to study eleven characteristics of effective followers. We saw that healthy followers obey, encourage and take responsibility. Here are the next two characteristics:
Mar 2003
In our last Letter we looked at five kinds of leaders: the alienated follower, the conformist, the passive follower, the pragmatic survivor and the effective follower. This Letter will begin to study eleven characteristics of effective followers.
Feb 2003
The definition of a healthy human body is one in which all the parts function properly. If one part of the body does not function properly we consider the body to be sick or disabled. It is the same in the Body of Christ. For the church – or any Christian ministry or organization – to grow to maturity and to fulfill her purpose in God, every member must function properly.
Dec 2002
Followers are often ignored when organizational successes or failures are explained. This is because:
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