August 2nd, 2011 
alandanielson Originally posted June 30, 2010. Reposted August 2, 2011. ———————————————————————— Sadly, in the down-turned economy, organizations are cutting out one of their most important budget items: training. It’s natural to start cutting things from the budget when the economy is bad, but training should never be cut. I mean NEVER. In fact, in a struggling [...]
July 27th, 2011 alandanielson Last week I was reviewing some notes I’d taken back in 2001 at a church planter training event. I didn’t note the name of the person speaking, but something this person said really stood out to me so I wrote it down: There are only three ways to lead the church: Risk Taker Care Taker [...]
July 14th, 2011 alandanielson Most of us are familiar with Jim Collins’ principle about the importance of getting the right people on the bus (Good to Great). Getting the right people on the bus, he insists, is actually more important than where you’re going. He refers to this idea as “First Who, Then Where.” Simply put, if you end [...]
July 13th, 2011 alandanielson Guest Post by Dr. Bill Donahue ————————————— When individuals are able to make a meaningful contribution, feel a sense of belonging and connect significantly with others, the result is community. Ideally, small groups should provide a fertile environment for life change, but that’s only going to happen as the church rediscovers the centrality of community. [...]
July 12th, 2011 alandanielson Guest post by Ben Reed ————————————————– I’m an Apple fan. I love their products. They look good. They sync up beautifully, and they just work. Most of the time. I got a new MacBook in April, and just recently started having trouble with it. So I called AppleCare, their customer service/repair line. They suggested I [...]
July 7th, 2011 alandanielson Guest post by Stephen Blandino One of the most frequent questions in small group world is, “How do I recruit more leaders?” Whether your church is just launching groups or you’re many years into the journey, the recruitment of leaders is more often than not a front burner issue. And it’s easy to get discouraged [...]
July 5th, 2011 alandanielson Today’s post is by guest-blogger, Rick Howerton. ——————————————————————— For seven years I served with the greatest leader I’ve ever known personally, Brad Johnson. Brad now pastors Life Change Community Church in Thousand Oaks, California. I know Brad very well. While serving on Brad’s staff I was his associate pastor, his associate teaching pastor, his small [...]
June 29th, 2011 alandanielson Originally posted 06-21-2010. Re-posted 06-29-2011. ——————————————————————- I got a great email from a business owner who read my eBook, Triple-Threat Leadership. He wrote about what he discovered in himself through the assessment. I am actually stunned at the insights and accuracy of the assessment. I knew I was a connector, but the comparative relationship to [...]
June 27th, 2011 alandanielson Originally posted 06-14-2010. Reposted 06-27-2011. ——————————————————————- In my Triple-Threat Leadership eBook I talk about three critical skills for leadership. One of those skills is Casting Vision. So how do you become a more visionary leader? One way is to exercise your imagination. Your imagination is driven by your right brain. Your logical, sequential thoughts are governed by your left [...]
June 22nd, 2011 alandanielson Originally posted 06-03-2010. Reposted 06-22-2011. —————————————— As a consultant I’ve learned there are three primary reasons people don’t hire coaching consultants: They think they can’t afford a consultant. They think they don’t need advice from someone who isn’t living in their shoes. They don’t think they have time to mess with consulting. Here’s why these [...]
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