We are excited to announce the launch of the Luminex Podcast! Luminex is focused on giving the leaders the resources they need to start and strengthen churches. In each of our upcoming podcasts, you’ll hear a variety of experts engage in conversations that will equip and develop you as a leader – whether you’re in the church or the marketplace. Stay Tuned for …
Christ-Centered Leadership
A Note from Luminex: This morning’s blog post is the eleventh – and final – entry in our series on leadership. 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 …
Adaptive Leadership
A Note from Luminex: This morning’s blog post is the tenth in a 11-week series on leadership. Enjoy! Creativity and innovation are critical skills for leaders in the 21st Century. Many organizations are investing in creativity and building teams to work on innovative processes and products. And for good reason: Creativity fuels growth, improves existing ministry and processes, and allows us …
Healthy Leadership
A Note from Luminex: This morning’s blog post is the ninth in a 10-week series on leadership. Enjoy! “Love seeks only the good of the one loved.” – Thomas Merton “Emotions are not problems to be solved. They are signals to be interpreted.” – Vironika Tugaleva “It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a sick society.” – …
Gospel Leadership
Our presenter on today’s Whiteboard Wednesday is Tim Meendering, who has served as a pastor for 22 years and worked with the Regional Synod of the Great Lakes on transition ministry and revitalization. Tim recently returned from an “Organic Outreach” conference where Dr. Rick Richardson, Director of Research for the Billy Graham Center for Evangelism, pointed out that: 80% of …
Accountable Leadership
A Note from Luminex: This morning’s blog post is the eighth in a 10-week series on leadership. Enjoy! Several years ago, as I was preparing a sermon on forgiveness, it dawned on me that Peter and Judas were really not all that different. Both were deeply flawed – Judas was self-centered and dishonest, Peter was temperamental and impetuous; both had wronged …
Multiplying Leadership
A Note from Luminex: This morning’s blog post is the seventh in a 10-week series on leadership. Enjoy! After the supremacy of Christ, the centrality of the gospel and the authority of the Bible as the Word of God, what is most important for the Church of Jesus Christ, as we face the challenges of fulfilling the Great Commission and the …
Heady Leadership
Curry Pikkaart, Interim leader for the Classis of Southwest Michigan, describes “heady leadership” on today’s Whiteboard Wednesday. In football, if you lead with your head, you will suffer the consequences. Most likely, you will be penalized and possibly ejected from the game. However, in leadership if you don’t lead with your head, then you will suffer the consequences. Rabbi Daniel …
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 …
Resourceful Leadership
A Note from Luminex: This morning’s blog post is the fifth in a 10-week series on leadership. Enjoy! When it comes to resources, there are two contrasting errors spiritual leaders must guard against. Staying out of either ditch requires vigilance. Dr. James Dobson compares this balancing act to holding a wet bar of soap: Grip it too tight and it squirts out …