Join the Luminex Church Multiplication Team October 17-20 at Moody Church in Chicago for the Gospel & Our Cities conference with Dr. Tim Keller. North America needs thousands of churches started and revitalized through the good news of the gospel so that cities will be renewed through those churches. As we prayerfully anticipate gospel renewal in our cities and prepare …
Balancing the Missional End Game – Whiteboard Wednesday season 4: episode 9
Balancing the Missional End Game is a constant challenge for leaders in the 21st Century. The Bible teaches us that kingdom transformation and personal conversion are complementary missional priorities, not mutually exclusive goals. When we pit these two missional trajectories against one another, we end up committing the error of mere social activism on the one hand, or the error …
The Self-Aware Leader
One of the most important qualities of a high-performing, healthy leader is self-awareness. The longer I’ve been in ministry, the more I’ve learned about the importance of self-awareness. We humans have a profound propensity to self-deception. In other words, we fool ourselves. In truth, facing our weaknesses, our sins, our short-comings, our failures, and our unintended impact is incredibly difficult. …
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 …
What is Escapism? What does Jesus have to say about it?
Editors note: Today we welcome City Chapel to the Luminex Blog! City Chapel is a new Luminex-supported church plant emerging in downtown Grand Rapids, under the leadership of the Rev.’s Ron and Anna Radcliffe! Check out this cool video about their latest preview worship service here. You can also go to citychapel.org for all the information about this exciting ministry. Today’s …
The 16% Gap – Whiteboard Wednesday Season 4: Episode 7
In today’s Whiteboard Wednesday, John Messer, our Leadership Development Catalyst, shares more about how we can move change throughout an entire congregation. Leaders are change-agents who influence the adoption of new ideas, processes, and innovations. Casting vision — presenting what could be — is the most common way of connecting with other visionary people and those who are consider “early …
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 …