Junior High Pastor’s Summit Notes (Part Five)

� Mark Oestricher is the President of Youth Specialties and a career leader in Junior High Ministry. On a yearly basis, he and a group of influential full time junior high pastors gather for a summit on the state of junior high ministry. Below are his notes from the summit.
this year at our junior high pastors [...]

Laying The Foundation: Leadership 101 (Part Two)

This is Part 2 of the Laying the Foundation series on Thursday Leadership Lesson. As we build our groups and ministries, we must ensure that we are building on a solid foundation. This series will explore characteristics of leaders who lay and build on firm foundations. Today, we will talk about character.
Why do people follow [...]

Getting From Here To There

So you’ve worked hard to develop a mission statement. You even have a vision statement that’s your very own (not just borrowed from someone else). And now you’re ready to launch. Sort’ve.
The problem many organizations are running into is the lack of a clear strategy that will actually produce the results that will make possible [...]

Ten Characteristics Of Leadership

Many people are interested in the characteristics of a great leader. There are many lists of these traits. These are quotes taken from an article by Bill George former chairman and CEO of Medtronic. According to him the most important trait is to be yourself!

Creating An Environment For Student Leadership Development

At about the same time, the disciples came to Jesus asking, “Who gets the highest rank in God’s kingdom?”
For an answer Jesus called over a child, whom he stood in the middle of the room, and said, “I’m telling you, once and for all, that unless you return to square one and start over like [...]

From The Ground Up: Introduction

Over the course of the next few months, I’m going to take the time to walk through some of the basics I believe are crucial to any junior high program. I don’t have all the answers but there are a couple of things I’ve had the opportunity to learn that I thought I would pass [...]

Radical Leadership (Part Ten: The Requirement Of Leadership)

This is Part 10 of the Spring Leadership Lesson Series: Radical Hospitality at National Community Church. As we lead our groups and ministries, we must strive to forcefully advance the Kingdom of God through strategic evangelism, exponential discipleship, and sacrificial service. Hospitality is on the front lines of such an advance.
In Paul’s first letter to [...]

Lead, Follow or Get Out Of The Way!

This article is going to be very basic in its approach, even leaning on the silly side. However, the concepts revealed should be taken seriously because of their proven effectiveness in helping you lead your organization.
There is a children’s nursery rhyme that goes like this: “Rub-a-dub-dub, three men in a tub, and how do you [...]

Things Leaders Do

A Fast Company article “Things Leaders Do” provide insight into Jeff Immelt’s, 10 keys to great leadership.

Personal Responsibility. - “Enron and 9/11 marked the end of an era of individual freedom and the beginning of personal responsibility. You lead today by building teams and placing others first. It’s not about you.”
Simplify Constantly. “I always use [...]

Junior High Pastor’s Summit Notes (Part Four)

Mark Oestricher is the President of Youth Specialties and a career leader in Junior High Ministry. On a yearly basis, he and a group of influential full time junior high pastors gather for a summit on the state of junior high ministry. Below are his notes from the summit.
this year at our junior high pastors [...]