Leadership Summit 2009
I got back from Leadership Summit 2009 on Friday night. It was a 2 day simulcast that our staff team attended in St. Catharines.
Here are some highlights from the presenters:
In regards to hiring staff…
-Don’t hire in a great state of need since candidates can get idealized
-First impressions are frequently wrong
-Look for 2 or 3 values that are essentials. If the candidate doesn’t have them, they’re not the right person for the job
-Create a strong culture and ask whether the candidate can picture themselves in that culture
In regards to cultural shifts…
-Churches should stand out as islands in a sea of secularization
-Relevance is lost when internal change lags behind external change
-Listen to the renegades
-Generate more new things
-Deconstruct what you already believe about the church
-God expects us to be radically unconventional
-It doesn’t happen in a top down, autocratic approach
-Build organizations that can thrive without hierarchy
-Power comes from below rather than from above
-The problem with organized religion isn’t the religion part
-God commonly releases vision from the fringe
-Lead from the fringe
-Failure is success to God
Am I willing to take the faith steps I know God is asking me to take?
