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Comment on Leaders & Managers Pt 2 by jwwimberly

jwwimberly — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 01:23:37 +0000

I’m sorry about that. Here is the correct link. I welcome your thoughts on the post!

http://www.congregationalresources.org/blogs/manager-or-leader-part-ii

Comment on Leaders & Managers Pt 2 by Steven Kurtz

Steven Kurtz — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:36:46 +0000

I’d like to read the post, but when I click the link it takes me to a Microsoft Outlook security site that asks for a username and password; I’d sign up if it provided the chance but I don’t see how to do it. What should I do?

Comment on Leaders and Managers by jwwimberly

jwwimberly — Thu, 12 May 2011 18:46:06 +0000

Thanks Margot. I will definitely write about that but more under personnel than leaders and managers. Micromanagement is definitely a huge problem. But so is almost no management. In my experience, the church tends to end up on one of those extremes rather than in the productive area that lies in between the extremes. I think the key to healthy oversight is to focus on outcomes, not how people get the outcome. So we tell an employee, “This is what we need to happen. It is your job to make it happen. Let me know if you need any help, additional resources or someone off of whom you can bounce ideas.” Then let them do their job. If they get the outcome, great. If they don’t, then we need to have a conversation about why not. More on this when I get to personnel stuff.

Comment on Leaders and Managers by Margot Garcia

Margot Garcia — Thu, 12 May 2011 18:39:58 +0000

I would like to see you blog about the difference between oversight and micromanagement. To me, micromanagement is telling a person what to do and how to do it; oversight is asking them what they did and why they did it.
What do you think?

Comment on Security Systems by Jeff Light

Jeff Light — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 22:55:14 +0000

Thanks for your thoughts John. We would welcome any of your blog followers in the midwest to come to the event at Heartland Center on February 23, They can see details on the Heartland Center.org website or contact me by Email. We’re looking forward to having you with us in the Kansas City area!

Comment on The Challenges of Incarnational Life by Roy Howard

Roy Howard — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 20:48:01 +0000

John – I just discovered your blog. Kudos to you!

About incarnational ministry, I am one of those pastors that has difficulty with doing the work of the church that seems better suited for someone who is skilled in business, accounting, etc. rather than theology and social work (my degrees.) I have learned to be a generalist and do fairly well with administration but I’m much more inclined to encourage others in the church to exercise their skills. In the same way, I don’t expect them to preach or preside at pastoral functions, they can’t expect me to be super pastor, jack-of-all-trades, for the church. I really do think pastors have to focus on preaching and teaching the gospel in such a way to strengthens the work of the church in the world. (I say this knowing that you earned an MBA along the way. I wish I had at least a few good courses in MBA program.)

All the best
Roy

Comment on About by Joan Romaine

Joan Romaine — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:26:21 +0000

Love it, and we at Western are very blessed to have you John! Thank you dearly and sincerely!