Leadership
BOARD INTEGRITY MATTERS
Anne and I spent the week of April 15 – 21 in New Zealand. We traveled from Brisbane, Australia to Wellington, New Zealand for meetings. Field Strategy Coordinator Dr. John Moore and his wife, Vicki, then drove Anne… Read More
Embracing Tension and Transitions in Faith Communities
Photo by: (c) Joyce Karen Fiddes-Taurua Anne and I, along with John and Vicky Moore, the FSC for the Australia/New Zealand district, were in New Zealand this week for meetings and conferences. We had an excellent… Read More
Effective Practices of Church Boards, a panel discussion
Prior to the publication of the book, Best Practices for Effective Boards, I was asked to join my colleague, Dr. Dwight Gunter II, and a selected group of pastors on the Kansas City, MO district, Church of… Read More
Lessons in Leadership from Joseph, Ph.D.
Please read the devotional shared by my former International Board of Education colleague, Dr. Tammy Condon at the recent annual leadership conference of Northwest Nazarene University, USA. You will like it, and also benefit from it. Read More
Building Better Boards Module at NTC Australia
Invitation sent recently to pastors and lay leaders in Australia regarding the February 4-9, “Building Better Boards” module on the Nazarene Theological College, Australia campus, and available via video conference. See the brochure for additional information. CLICK… Read More
Questions Leaders Should Ask Themselves
How can we live together within this diverse Christian community in such a way that our relationships are redemptive and a witness to unbelievers of the reconciling work of God in Christ? I wrote this question 35 years ago, early… Read More
BoardServe Roundtable
Recently, I convened a meeting of a group of seven mature adults who have vast experience with not-for-profit boards and board governance. Earlier in the year, I requested the group to participate in a “BoardServe Roundtable.” The Roundtable in my… Read More
So Much has happened since…!
I mentioned to you last fall that I was entering a transition period as I approached my retirement as education commissioner for the Church of the Nazarene. It has, indeed, been a fascinating transition time for Anne and me. In… Read More