Articles in this category focus on rejoicing in the community of other believers, how to build and nurture community, and how to better reflect Jesus Christ to our brothers and sisters in the faith.
When close friends and colleagues approach us with problems, it may be difficult not to offer solutions immediately. In a position of leadership, we often believe that is the best way we can help. Ahadu shares an experience where a counterintuitive strategy of prayerful counseling produced fruitful results.
Ahadu Gebreamlak
Public apology can enable greater openness and honesty in both individuals and organizations. It can release forgiveness and reconcile relationships in the organizations we are trying to help.
Prof. William Ogara
Be intentional about building relationships with parents and caregivers by being open, gracious and discerning as you know, love and serve families in the way of Jesus.
Dan Lovaglia
Knowing your leaders’ stories, loving your leaders’ passions, and serving your leaders’ ministries is an open handed approach. It’s not always easy to do, but in the end it’s always worth it for the sake of Christ. Your challenge is to build a community of kid-influencers in the way of Jesus so that as many children and youth all over [...]
Dan Lovaglia
Avail yourself to children. The manner of your presence will mirror the accessibility of God to them as well. As a result of opening yourself up to children and youth, reaching “more kids” for Christ will happen in increasing measure.
Dan Lovaglia
Here are three constructive things we can do at a moment’s notice … without “taking sides” on polarizing topics.
Adrian Pei
In light of recent violence in worldwide news, here are two simple leadership skills that will help us to communicate respectfully.
Adrian Pei
As a senior leader myself, I know I play a unique role in our organization, but I also know I’m not the end-all. In fact, by God’s design, each of our giftings is accompanied by built-in limitations. We need each other, and we’re better together. Here’s why I think having appropriate staffers participate in board meetings is healthy for [...]
Lisa Hosler
While not difficult to understand, reconciliation can be a difficult word to put into practice. It can be very difficult to get two family members who are at odds to be reconciled. And it can sometimes seem very difficult for us (or for others we know) to be made right with God.
Alan Smith
Feedback is a tool of power, and it can create environments of freedom or oppression.
Adrian Pei
Is there an “Asian American” way to handle feedback? How does ethnicity impact feedback processes and growth?
Adrian Pei
Allow yourself to be influenced by others, but believe in what you stand for.
Adrian Pei
A recipe for how to make someone’s blood boil. And how to cool it down in 3 simple steps.
Adrian Pei
If you follow soccer at all you would have heard by now that Leicester City Football Club, a soccer club in England, has won the British Premier League, one of the most well-known soccer leagues in the world. If you don’t follow soccer, you might not understand the importance of this victory. Leicester City showed how teamwork can be [...]
Joshua Webber
Breaking down effective feedback: 7 practical steps that can be executed in less than 1 minute.
Adrian Pei
Just add one word — “because” — to make your appreciation of others meaningful.
Adrian Pei
One simple thing you can say to eliminate 90% of problems when you’re delivering feedback.
Adrian Pei
Three crucial questions to ask ourselves before we start giving feedback.
Adrian Pei
There are simple, practical things we can do to make feedback more helpful and enjoyable for us, and for other people.
Adrian Pei