(article continues) Modern Miscue: Seek to control networks. The modern leader has lived most of life in a realm of “command and control.” Command and control is necessary in crisis situations, such as warfare or firefighting. For Baby Boomers born … Continue reading
(article continues) Modern Miscue: Seek to control networks. The modern leader has lived most of life in a realm of “command and control.” Command and control is necessary in crisis situations, such as warfare or firefighting. For Baby Boomers born … Continue reading
Commentary by Dr. Whitesel: This article from Harvard Business Review illustrates what I try to communicate to my students. And that is, that “great” leadership which revolves around forceful leading in times of danger or calamity is very different from … Continue reading
by Jeff Lawson, Life Church, 5/12/16. A few years ago my church sent me to Dallas, Texas to attend a Catalyst Church Conference. I remember thinking at the beginning of the week that I felt more like I was at … Continue reading
Executive Summary by Cheri Wellman (1/26/16) of “ORGANIX: Signs of Leadership in a Changing Church,” Abingdon Press. ORGANIX differentiates between two prevalent leadership styles, modern and millennial. The differences that exist between these two styles is significant because it impacts … Continue reading
Commentary by Dr. Whitesel: A cultural predilection of older generations is to judge younger generations as less religiously interested. Yet if you look at the research, Millennials are just as spiritual as older Americans, though they are less attracted to … Continue reading
by Bob Whitesel (excerpted from ORGANIX: Signs of Leadership in a Changing Church, Abingdon Press, 2011, pp. 121-137) I is for “Incarnation” Latin: in (into)- + carn- (flesh) + -ation (to become, to transform)[i] Incarnation describes how God sent his … Continue reading
by Bob Whitesel, 10/20/14 Let’s look at a great man of God at one of his lowest points. David was king of all Israel. A major player in Near Eastern politics, David commanded the greatest kingdom Israel was ever to … Continue reading
Commentary by Dr. Whitesel: “Peter Drucker said that every hundred years or so society reinvents itself due to some new innovation. The shift to an electronic, information society is apparently what he foresaw. Read this article to understand important shifts … Continue reading
Commentary by Dr. Whitesel: “If you don’t have time to read the watershed book, ‘The future of work: attract new talent, build better leaders and create a competitive organization,” then check this review which depicts in an #InfoGraphic the difference … Continue reading
“Female leaders around the world bested their male counterparts in five out of seven metrics of effective leadership. The research focused on seven key traits of effective leadership, with women in leadership pulling ahead in five of those areas. In … Continue reading
by Bob Whitesel, D.Min., Ph.D., 4/27/17. In the Abingdon Press book ORGANIX: Signs of Leadership in a Changing Church I described characteristics of worship that promote an organic atmosphere. Here is an updated brief list: Worship flows from the audience to the … Continue reading
by Bob Whitesel D.Min., Ph.D., 4/4/21. During today’s Easter gathering with my children and grandchildren, the question came up about generational designations. In case similar questions have or will arise in your family gatherings here are the designations as used … Continue reading
by Bob Whitesel D.Min., Ph.D., 2012, excerpted from Cure for the Common Church: God’s Plan to Restore Church Health (Wesleyan Publishing House). The cure for the ingrown church is to keep a church focused both inward and outward. In fact, history indicates that churches that … Continue reading
Commentary by Dr. Whitesel: I’ve read with enthusiasm Bishop Schnase’s observations of practices that move churches from an inward focus to an outward focus. I recommend his books highly. Here is how I have explained in one of my books … Continue reading
by Bob Whitesel D.Min., Ph.D., Biblical Leadership Magazine, 2/21/19. One of the most influential art forms in American history first appeared in its current form on public walls in the late 1960s. Graffiti is an improvised, colorful and risky art … Continue reading
by Bob Whitesel D.Min., Ph.D., Biblical Leadership Magazine, 3/20/19. Millennial leadership recognizes the need for cultural sensitivity, awareness and autonomy. Though there is a healthy respect for different traditions, there is also a concern that the body of Christ not … Continue reading
by Bob Whitesel D.Min., Ph.D., Church Revitalizer Magazine, Feb./Mar. 2019. I find it refreshing to return full time to my passion of coaching churches on church health and revitalization, after two decades of teaching graduate school and seminary students. But … Continue reading
This is third (3rd) in a series of articles by Bob Whitesel, D.Min., Ph.D. (5/24/16) introducing the 7SYSTEMS.CHURCH and which first appeared in Church Revitalizer Magazine. The “7 systems” of a healthy church (www.7System.church) is based upon an analysis of 35,000 church combined with 25+ years of consulting … Continue reading
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