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The purpose of this post is two-fold. One, to bring an end to our summer series on communication. We talked about a set of communication principles for leaders and we focused on three special forms of communication- change, conflict, and encouragement.
Secondly, I want to make you aware of a valuable resource that I [...]
In his book Becoming a Person of Influence, John Maxwell describes an experiment that was conducted to test people’s capacity to endure pain. Individuals were asked to stand barefoot in a bucket of ice water for as long as they could. Psychologists discovered one factor that helped one group of people remain in [...]
Healthy small groups will occasionally experience conflict. A successful community is not one void of conflict, but one that handles conflict well. The Bible instructs us that “iron sharpens iron,” and there are growth opportunities found in the friction and refining fires of conflict. iIf approached with a humble heart, an attitude [...]
Over the course of the summer, we have talked about the importance of effective communication. Over the next three weeks, I want to focus on some of the more challenging communication topics: communicating change, communicating in conflict, and communicating encouragement.
One of my favorite lines comes from the musical Jekyll and Hyde: “The only thing constant [...]
A great leader is constantly learning. And that means a great leader is constantly reading. If you would like to explore the topic of communication in greater depth, I would recommend the following books:
The 360-Degree Leader by John Maxwell– Communicating up, across, and down
The Revolutionary Communicator by Jedd Medefind and Erik Lokkesmoe– Jesus’ [...]
For the past few months, we have focused on the importance of communication and explored effective communication skills for leaders. The Leadership Retreat last Saturday also revolved around those themes. Nathan was kind enough to post the notes from that session here.
Here is a review of the Leadership Lessons on Communication with links to the [...]
If you have a minute, check out the Virtual Community article by Nancy Ortberg on ChristianityToday.com. I don’t know that I agree with everything she says, but I think its definitely worth reading, especially for those of you who have online communities with your small groups or are considering starting one.
Here is one part that [...]
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