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After the Disaster
I don't care how long you've been serving in technical ministry, at some point you are going to have a disaster. It may not be of your making—a power outage or volunteer meltdown. Or you may bear responsibility—a cable wasn't checked, a mic misplaced, a light not plugged or focused. Whatever the reason, the gaze shifts to you as the Tech Director. At the next staff meeting, the heads at the table turn to you, and the question rattles your Starbucks cup.
Your Voice: Importance of building emotional intelligence
By Gene Mason Leadership Ministries Minute Learning to “read the room” is a crucial facet of leadership (and it requires) emotional intelligence. Known as your EQ, emotional intelligence is, according to VeryWellMind, “the ability to perceive, interpret … and use emotions to communicate with and relate to others effectively and constructively.” In other words, are you able to discern … how others are perceiving or reacting to you?
Your Voice: Being easy to work with helps everyone
By Gene Mason Leadership Ministries Minute What would you put on your résumé to impress a future employer? Maybe your experience as a leader or gross sales goals you met? How about your educational background or a list of prestigious roles you’ve had over the years? All of these might catch the eye of the hiring team. Recently, though, I saw a résumé with an interesting sentence that piqued my curiosity.
Your Voice: Losing respect without losing faith
By Todd E. Brady Special to The Baptist Paper You can lose respect for someone leading the cause without losing faith in the cause itself. Willie McLaurin has become the latest leader in an all-too-frequent line of leaders in Southern Baptist Convention life to leave in disgrace. McLaurin abruptly resigned from his role with the SBC Executive Committee Aug. 17 after admitting he had falsified information on his resumé (see story, page 18). Another cringe-worthy moment for the SBC.
Your Voice: 5 ways parents can help kids navigate senior year
Texas students deployed to serve church plants in Houston, Seattle Middle and high school students give a week of their summer vacation learning about and serving church plants through Bounce Student Church Planting.
Your Voice: 3 characteristics of godly leadership
From Bible times until today, God has put people in leadership roles in order to accomplish His purposes. Romans 12:3–7 addresses our various roles in God’s family on earth, including leaders: “For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.
4 Make-or-Break Programming Tips for Worship Services
Oftentimes, the most divisive portion of a church's programming and weekly activity is the line between the preaching ministry and the worship team. In today's evangelical church it can be more difficult to find a good worship leader than it is a strong teaching pastor. So despite what might be a fantastic teaching ministry, church members may determine their overall impression of a church and their level of involvement based on how they perceive the musical portions of the services.
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