Category: Social Sector

Change, Cross Sector Collaboration, Leadership, Nonprofits, Social Sector

Reflection on “Why Business Can Be Good at Solving Social Problems”

If you have seen my previous post, I provided a video of a TED Talk given this past summer by Michael Porter.  In this post I want to provide a deeper set of thoughts, summary, and responses that I have as I reflect on the implications of Porter’s claims, hopes, and ideas. Porter begins by acknowledging the seemingly continual reality of there being “problem after … Continue reading Reflection on “Why Business Can Be Good at Solving Social Problems”

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Change, Cross Sector Collaboration, Leadership, Nonprofits, Social Sector

“Why Business Can be Good at Solving Social Problems”

I am an advocate for cross-sector collaboration.  In this TED Talk, Michael Porter makes the case for “Why Business Can Be Good at Solving Social Problems.”  I for one, agree with Porter.  I don’t think good work and social and societal care should be left to one sector. Rather, I think societal issues and challenges should be considered and tackled collaboratively and by all sectors- … Continue reading “Why Business Can be Good at Solving Social Problems”

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Church, Cross Sector Collaboration, Leadership, Missional Church, Neighbor Love, Social Sector, Theology, Worship

This Week’s Links

It is Tuesday again.  That means its time to provide some links to things I have come across and been reading or thinking about this week.  As always, I offer these to you for your enjoyment, thought, and reflection.  This week’s categories are:  Church Stuff; Cross Sector Collaboration and Thought; Leadership; Neighbor Love; and Worship. Church Stuff For all people in ministry, I want to … Continue reading This Week’s Links

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Change, Church, Conflict, Cross Sector Collaboration, Leadership, Neighbor Love, Social Sector, Theology, Worship

This Week’s Links

It is Tuesday, so by now you know what that means.  It’s time for the weekly offering of links to stories and things I found interesting this past week and think you might enjoy or find helpful too. So without further adieu, here are this week’s links. The categories are as follows in alphabetical order:  Church Stuff, Cross Sector Collaboration, Leadership, Neighbor Love, Social Media, … Continue reading This Week’s Links

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Church, Missional Church, Neighbor Love, Nonprofits, Social Sector, Stewardship, Theology, Vocation, Worship

Accompaniment

As I mentioned in my previous post, “All are sought,” which built off of the concept of “all are welcome,” I want to expand on an idea of accompaniment, something the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America seems to be moving towards embracing more and more. Accompaniment in this sense means meeting people where they are at, and walking alongside them, being an embodiment of God’s … Continue reading Accompaniment

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Church, Cross Sector Collaboration, Leadership, Missional Church, Neighbor Love, Nonprofits, Social Sector, Theology, Vocation

This Week’s Links

Happy October!  For those of you in the United States, however, it might not be so happy as the government has shut down as of midnight.  As you might guess there will be some leadership and theological reflections offered as links in the following.  As always, Tuesday brings a host of links which I offer as hopefully good reads that you might find interesting and … Continue reading This Week’s Links

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Change, Church, Conflict, Cross Sector Collaboration, Leadership, Neighbor Love, Social Sector, Stewardship, Theology, Vocation

Neighbor love in light of the past week’s events

I enter into this post, deeply aware of how divisive this might be.  I shake a little at the thought of this, but deep down I know I must write.  A week and a half ago, perhaps more than at any other time in recent years, I felt convicted (and really, I still do given our current potential for a government shut-down)!  I feel convicted … Continue reading Neighbor love in light of the past week’s events

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Church, Cross Sector Collaboration, Leadership, Neighbor Love, Nonprofits, Social Sector, Theology, Vocation

This Week’s Links

It’s that time again.  Time to share some stuff I have read over the past week that I think you might enjoy.  This week I offer them under the headers of leadership and collaboration, church, neighbor love, stewardship, community, and vocation. Leadership and Collaboration Dan offers a great reminder of some of Peter Drucker’s thoughts on treating employees like volunteers.  It’s great advice and worth … Continue reading This Week’s Links

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Church, Leadership, Social Sector, Vocation, Worship

This Week’s Links

It’s that time of the week.  Time to offer some links to articles and things which I have found particularly interesting and thought provoking.  As always, I entrust them to you and hope you find them equally interesting and insightful. Leadership First of all, if you have not heard of Otto Scharmer before, allow me to introduce you to him and his fantastic blog!  Scharmer is the author … Continue reading This Week’s Links

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Church, Leadership, Nonprofits, Social Sector, Vocation

Lessons from Choir Directing about Volunteer Management

As some of you may know, one of my current roles involves me leading and directing a church choir.  As its a church choir, this means that this is a group of people who give up an hour or so every week to rehearse on a weekday evening, and who volunteer to help lead worship a couple times a month. Since I have served in … Continue reading Lessons from Choir Directing about Volunteer Management

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