Do you want to facilitate transformation in the church? The World? Disciples Lives? Do what Jesus did….ask questions! Over 250 times Jesus asks questions of disciples, leaders, and others he encountered. Contrast this with the number of times he answered a question and you begin to get a sense of the power of questions in [...]
Often the words listening and hearing are used interchangeably but in reality they are as different as night and day. Hearing is the process, function, and power of perceiving sound; specifically, the special sense by which noise and tones are received as stimuli (Merriam-Webster dictionary). To state it in simple form: hearing is about collecting [...]
The image above, called the Frazier Spiral, is a great tool for helping us grasp the value of constructive feedback. Just for fun, take your pen or pencil and place it on one of the curved lines drawing us toward the center of the image as in a spiral. Trace the line around. What did [...]
Creating a Safe Space for Ministry We’ve all had experiences with teams, committees or groups that were judgmental, gossipy, controlling, cliquish and sometimes even bullying. And we long for a better way. Afterall, we are disciples of the one who was the antithesis of these behaviors. As disciples we are called not just to know [...]
