A mentor once said to me, “It is seldom that our theology gets us into trouble. More often, it is our relationships that cause us trouble.” Relationships are tricky for all of us, but especially for those of us who lead. Today we explore some thoughts on relational leadership. Note: This is the final episode of Season 4! Look for …
The Power of Team – Whiteboard Wednesday season 4: episode 8
In today’s Whiteboard Wednesday, Scott Lokers, Transition Ministry Catalyst for the Luminex team, shares more about the power of working within a team. Many of us in leadership have an independent streak which enables us to get things done. But if we want to be most effective, we will “lead with.” As unique as Jesus’ ministry is, He doesn’t do …
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 …
Trust During Transitions
Our leader is leaving. Uh oh! What now? What’s going to happen here? Transitions tend to be times of heightened anxiety. We don’t know exactly what is going to happen. Now, some people get an adrenaline rush thinking about such a scenario, others want to run away from that situation as fast as possible. And, some simply see a transition …
Teachability as a Leadership Virtue
“But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever!” 2 Peter 3:18 Next month, my dad will celebrate his 99th birthday. He is one of my heroes—for many reasons—not the least of which is that my dad is a life-long learner. My dad is still reading. Dad …
Humble Leadership
A Note from Luminex: This morning’s blog post is the fifth in a 10-week series on leadership. Enjoy! Recently, as a leader of a group working on a project, I asked one of our team members what he was seeing concerning our project — big picture. That led to a 30 minute conversation. That also led to a long email that …
Take off the Mask
“What are you afraid of,” my mentor asked me, “that you will tell people what they already know?” The question was rather comical and extremely humbling at the same time. This mentor was noticing that I had a bad habit of trying to hide my true self from people. My mentor also knew that I tried to pretend I was …
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