By Phil Kendon Leading a team and being part of a team each have their own unique challenges and opportunities. I’ve had the privilege of serving on a team for about 10 years and now leading a team for the last year. There are some very practical ways that a follower can help a team […]
By H. Lynn Gardner Leaders and followers serving together produce effective organizations, including churches. Leaders A leader is a person people trust and follow. People follow leaders who are honest, having demonstrated their trustworthiness by consistently telling the truth. James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner in The Leadership Challenge reported that 88 percent of […]
By Kelly Carr My dad had joked that it would be all downhill from here. He was right. When I was in junior high, my softball team came in first in our league and headed to the city tournament. During the semifinals, I hit a grand-slam home run to win the game. During the final, […]
By Terry Magee How would you respond if you thought you had won a contest, only to have victory taken from you and given to the opponent? This challenge faced the 1972 U.S. men’s basketball team at the Olympics. The United States had won every gold medal, usually quite handily, ever since basketball became an […]
By Tina W. Ganong My husband, Marty, ran 20 miles before church last week. He even managed to stay awake through the sermon afterward. Quite an impressive feat since he started his training at 4:30 a.m. Admittedly I slept through it. (His run that is, not the sermon.) My man has kicked his marathon preparation […]
