Today we welcome back Art Wiers, recently retired Luminex team member, to the Whiteboard! He’s talking about how a pastor can leave their congregations well in times of transition. How do we land the plane well? Art offers three key techniques: Plan Ahead Be Ready for the Unexpected Positive Completion Thanks Art, for all your years of service and …
Importance of Self-Assessment – Whiteboard Wednesday season 4: episode 3
In this weeks edition of Whiteboard Wednesday, Scott Lokers, Transition Ministry Catalyst for the Luminex team, shows us the critical importance of transitions in the life of the local church. He gives us a simple method for self-assessment by a congregation going through a major change. We need breathing space as we discover where God has brought us at this …
Finding Third Right Answers
Servant-leadership stands in sharp contrast to the typical American image of a leader as a multi-talented, multi-gifted stand-alone hero, usually white and male. Mindlessly accepting this false picture of what defines a leader, we celebrate and reward the wrong things — winning for the sake of winning, competitive advantage over cooperative effort, and majority rules regardless of what is best …
Initiating Change in Times of Transition – Whiteboard Wednesday season 4: episode 2
In this weeks edition of Whiteboard Wednesday, Tim Meendering shares a practical rhythm for shaping the culture of your leadership and your church. He suggests that four key elements be infused into your culture: Inspiration Accountability Planning Education How do you shape the culture of your church’s leadership? What about Tim’s presentation resonates with you? What are some key action …
Christ-Centered Leadership
A Note from Luminex: This morning’s blog post is a reprise of a post originally published on May 22, 2017. Enjoy! There are seven “I am” statements from Jesus sprinkled throughout the Gospel of John. Each one points in some way to Jesus’ divinity, and to the exclusivity of Jesus as the way – the only way – to escape from death and enter into …
Navigating Transitions and Change – White Board Wednesday Season 4: Episode 1
Welcome to season four of our popular White Board Wednesday leadership resource. In today’s episode, John Messer our Leadership Development Catalyst walks us through the process of transitions in an organization. What phase of change is your church or organization experiencing now? What strategies can you use to help your people navigate this phase of change? What are your favorite …
Finishing Well
Transitions are a part of life. We transition from the womb to the world, from childhood to adulthood, from educational pursuits to the workforce, from the workforce to retirement and from life to death. Through faith in Christ, Christians will celebrate the transition from death to life! For those God calls to full-time paid ministry (he calls everyone into ministry …