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02 Apr What Color is Control?

Posted at 16:24h in Pastoral Care, Relationship Tip of the Week, Three Passions of the Soul by Bruce Terpstra 0 Comments

None of us like being controlled by someone else. Personally, I have an antenna that is very sensitive to those around me that want to make sure things are done a certain way. My natural instinct is to fight back (Red is the first step...

25 Mar 3 KEYS TO MORE EFFECTIVE VISION CASTING

Posted at 20:04h in Leadership, Ministry, Relationship Tip of the Week by Bruce Terpstra 0 Comments

Vision is essential to an organization. Vision is what drives people to work together to accomplish something significant. If you don’t have a compelling vision, people will drift, lack energy, and not perform. But it is one thing to have a compelling vision and communicating...

15 Mar What’s In Your Buckets?

Posted at 15:32h in Leadership, Relationship Tip of the Week, Three Passions of the Soul by Bruce Terpstra 0 Comments

We all have buckets that we need to have filled. When they are full, we feel satisfied and life appears to be good. Living with emotional intelligence is knowing what your own buckets are and understanding what other people have as buckets. I am not talking...

11 Mar Carrots or Sticks?

Posted at 15:46h in Leadership, Relationship Tip of the Week by Bruce Terpstra 0 Comments

Almost everything we do in life requires us to work with others. Team dynamics are greatly impacted by the choices of leaders. The predominant ways leaders try to get others to do what they want is to use either carrots or a sticks. A carrot is...

15 Feb When Your Strength Becomes a Weakness

Posted at 18:38h in Relationship Tip of the Week by Bruce Terpstra 0 Comments

God has endowed each of us with tremendous strengths, but your strengths can easily become weaknesses. Your strengths are a blessing to your team. They should be used and recognized as valuable. However, those same strengths that are often celebrated, can cause a major problem...

02 Jan Nothing Changes If Nothing Changes

Posted at 17:24h in Leadership, Ministry by Bruce Terpstra 1 Comment

When I saw this t-shirt while shopping with my wife, I immediately wanted it. My personality is such that I love change. Change is the solution to every problem. At least, that is how I think most of the time. Why keep doing the same...

03 Aug Am I Clear?

Posted at 09:34h in Leadership, Marriage by Larry G. Shelton 0 Comments

When they came to my office, it was obvious to me they had just had a fight. My perception was proved correct when they affirmed they indeed had just had a “good one”. Now, the issue isn’t as important as what we learned as we...

22 Jul Bored Meetings?

Posted at 09:37h in Leadership, Training by Bruce Terpstra 0 Comments

Have you ever had a problem leading a board meeting? Usually it is with a person on the board who is difficult. I am posting a blog by Dr. Larry Shelton who explains why this often happens and how to get past it. Do board meetings...

19 Jun Supercharge Your Member’s Engagement

Posted at 09:35h in Leadership, Ministry, Training by Bruce Terpstra 0 Comments

I remember being taught the old axiom, “Twenty percent of the people do eighty percent of work.” The belief that only twenty percent of your members will ever be involved in carrying out the mission needs to be challenged. I realize that this is true for...

03 May Is Your Leadership Suffering from Avoidance?

Posted at 09:22h in Leadership, Ministry by Bruce Terpstra 0 Comments

Everyone one of us has served under a leader that seemed reluctant to deal with a problem that is stifling the church. It seems obvious to everyone. It is the elephant in the room. The staff or lay leadership has raised the questions, but the...

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