Tag: assessment

Leadership Development

3 Steps to More Satisfying Work

What does the word ‘assessment’ do for you?

My guess would be that it evokes one of two responses: 1) you become giddy at the thought of a deep and thorough examination of pertinent data, calculating results and determining important ‘next steps’ (less common – it has to be!), OR 2) your pulse begins to race, your stomach begins to turn, and you suddenly feel like you’re at the bottom of a 14,000 foot mountain with neither the equipment nor the expertise to attempt the climb (more common — especially for the relational-types that make up a large percentage of the ministerial population).

While I don’t think I’ll ever LOVE the idea of assessment, I do think it’s important.

Spiritual Formation

An Important Question

What does it means to “train” people in the faith.

Last summer I had the chance to sit with Dr. Jerry Sittser, Professor of Theology at Whitworth University in Spokane, WA.

As a church historian, Jerry shared story after story from the early church Christians, as well as the desert fathers and mothers, regarding how they engaged in spiritual formation — training to be spiritual athletes.

The Campus Minister

When You Pray…

One of the biggest pitfalls that those of us in ministry leadership face is getting too caught up in the doing of ministry that we cease to simply be with Jesus.

Prayer is meant to be the life-line between Jesus and His followers. It’s meant to be the means by which we bring our will into conformity with His. It’s meant to be a means through which He shapes us, prepares us, equips us and speaks to us — in every way — for everything.