I’ve been taking a look at the dangers of denominational work, which my father outlined back in the early 80s. Last time we talked about the temptation of getting absorbed with...
Yes, Al Goracke shot his most recent “60 Second DS” spot with a picture of me in the background, next to Ron Burgundy. I will let you interpret that as...
After writing on other leadershp issues on Thursdays the last few weeks I now return to our series on the “Dangers of Denominational Work.” A refresher: In 1981 my...
One of my pastoral heroes is Mark Wilson of the “Revitalize Your Church” blog. I hope it’s a part of your reading list if you’re a pastor. He has a...
I was a horrible youth pastor. I found myself in college studying for the ministry. This was despite the fact that my faith was quite feeble–and my interest in...
Al Goracke is the pastor of Kingswood Church in Blaine, MN. He was recently elected to give oversight to a group of Churches in Illinois. That role in the...
In another installment of our series on dangers of denominational work, we have the idea of over-estimating the influence of your denominational leadership. As a leader sometimes there is...
In my transition from local church leadership to Denominational work I’m posting on Thursdays for my leadership article revisiting a letter my Dad wrote in 1981. So far I’ve...
On Thursdays for my leadership article series I’ve been revisiting a letter my father, Keith Drury, wrote way back in 1981, back when Dallas was the most watched TV...
Back in 1981 a few things were going on. Ronald Reagan become president, Anwar Sadat was assassinated, and the Iranian hostages were released. Charles and Di were married, Muhammad Ali...
Hello, Groundswellians. If you don’t know what that means, Groundswell was a Facebook forum created in 2011 which ran through June 2012, a key General Conference in the Wesleyan...
Have you ever remarked that another leader was “well-connected?” These are the ones that know a lot of people, those that can get things done via relationship, instead of...