Happy New Year’s Eve! Also, Happy Seventh Day of Christmas! As this is Tuesday, its time to provide you with a sampling of some of the things I have been reading or thinking about in the past week. This week’s topic categories are: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Leadership Thought & Practice; Neighbor Love; Social Media & Blogging; and Stewardship. I entrust these to … Continue reading This Week’s Links- The last of the links for 2013
This week has been a great week. This week has also been a hard week. Today was my final Sunday at the church I have served on staff for a little over the past 3 years. I started there as Music Ministry Coordinator and within a year was the Worship Coordinator. This was the fourth Advent and Christmas season I helped guide the congregation through. … Continue reading In Gratitude
One of the most discouraging things I have heard from different leaders in the past year is that “I don’t have enough time to read all of these things.” There is truth to this. Time is precious, and its a gift. That’s why it is important to prioritize what one does in their work and as a leader. Whether its reports, blogs, articles, publications, newest … Continue reading The Learning Leader
Merry Christmas! As we begin the actual “Twelve Days” of Christmas, we remember what it can mean for God to literally break into the world in new and unexpected ways. One of the best quotes that I have seen shared this year comes from Michael Spencer. He writes: “The incarnation is the complete refutation of every human system and institution that claims to control, possess … Continue reading And so this is Christmas…
It’s Tuesday. It’s also Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas to all of you! As hinted at last week, this week’s links and next week’s (because of Christmas and New Year’s) links will likely be a bit shorter than usual. But that’s okay. I still intend to share some of what I have read or pondered about over the past week. This week’s categories are: Church and … Continue reading This Week’s Links
I was fully intending for my next post to be about leadership, primarily about learning leaders. But then news had to break out over the past two days across the country, in this week before Christmas which I feel called to reflect on and perhaps even respond to. My response is my own personal reflection, and is not representative of anything or anyone but myself. … Continue reading Words and Actions Matter- Neighbor Love in Light of Recent Events
Happy Tuesday! As it is the practice on this blog, I share some of the things that I have found interesting or thought-provoking over the past week. This week’s categories are: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Neighbor Love; Social Media & Blogging; Stewardship; Vocation; Worship; and Miscellaneous. I entrust these to you, and hope you enjoy them. Church … Continue reading This Week’s Links
About a month ago I wrote a post about leading in transition. I want to pick up that conversation today with some theological reflection, but because of the nature of this blog there will be plenty of leadership perspective in this as well. These are reflections about being a leader in the midst of personal transition. These are personal reflections, and not academic ones. I … Continue reading Leading in Transition
Happy Tuesday! As is the custom, that means its time for this week’s links, a sampling of things that I have read or found interesting in the past week which I now share with and entrust to you for your reading and reflecting. This week’s categories are: Church and Ministry Thought and Practice; Leadership Thought and Practice; Neighbor Love; Vocation; Worship; and Miscellaneous. Enjoy! Church … Continue reading This Week’s Links
Photo Credit As you have probably heard, Nelson Mandela has passed away today. I am not writing this post to share that news story, necessarily. If you follow me on Twitter, you likely noticed a series of re-tweets this afternoon. It felt like the best thing I could do to share some of the thoughts of others about this man, Nelson Mandela. Mandela according to … Continue reading Nelson Mandela
Timothy Siburg 