My Six Word Memoir: “Became Better Pastor by Becoming Me”
“Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple, and it is also that difficult.”
Reflections on Ella Baker’s Leadership Model
Miss Baker had the notion that people and relationships are at the heart of leading. It follows that she would find group-centered leadership is more appropriate than leader-centered groups...
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What is Project Rising Sun?
By Stephen Lewis- What does it take to set the church loose on the world and agents of God’s healing and shalom? What kinds of leaders are necessary to lead that kind of church? What does it take to form leaders for that church? Elizabeth Mitchell Clement, FTE Calling Congregations Three years ago, a few colleagues and I began to wrestle with these questions.That wrestling has become a signature... [Read more]
The Leadership Ecosystem
By Kathryn McElveen- It started as a simple project. I wanted to build a raised garden bed and try my hand at organic vegetable gardening. Within a short span of time one bed grew to seven; vegetables grew to include herbs, three types of berries, grapes, flowers and apple trees. The result has required the help of my husband and children, wisdom from local farmers and gardening books, and quite a... [Read more]
Reflections on Ella Baker’s Leadership Model
By Elizabeth Clement- Some of the best conversations I have ever had happen on this hall, in the spaces between our offices and our work. The FTE staff is an amazingly rich assortment of gifts and personalities, all of them devoted to the church and the next generation of its leaders. We talk about all things “broadly construed”, but the issue we talk about most is church leadership. For Matthew... [Read more]
My Six Word Memoir: “Became Better Pastor by Becoming Me”
By Bill Lamar- We exist in a culture that hawks self-improvement incessantly. There is never a dearth of folks promising to make you better. He promises a smaller waist and firmer pectorals in 90 days. She promises that implementing the strategies in her book will improve your credit score by 100 points. They promise that in 90 days you’ll become closer to God and your purpose in life will emerge... [Read more]
