Every priest needs to have a vision for his priesthood and for the parish he serves. Because today's blog is a continuation of yesterday's on leadership, this post will focus on the latter. So... do you have done the hard work of discerning a vision for your parish? Most of us haven't. If we … [Read more...]
A Few Thoughts on Narcissism in the Priesthood
One of the most popular (and useful) GGWB articles of all time is "Signs in a Congregation That a Leader Has Covert Narcissistic Personality Disorder" If you look at the comments to that article, you will see indicators of something that researchers have confirmed: 1) the proportion of pathological … [Read more...]
People Want Loving, Active, Joyful, and Evangelical Leadership
A couple of months ago, Pew Research announced a finding that surprised me: 49% of Americans want preachers to speak about "political issues." This was roughly the same percentage that do NOT want them to do so. I have not looked closely at the data, but I am willing to bet that people who go to c … [Read more...]
Two Things Great Leaders Must Do in Turbulent Times
by Dcn. Michael Hyatt From November 2008! Thankfully, the election is over. We now have clarity about who is going to lead our country for the next four years. I have never personally witnessed such excitement and hopefulness following an election (though I acknowledge that not everyone shared … [Read more...]
Christian Leaders As Servants
By Fr. Peter Preble Recently, I was asked what my philosophy of pastoral leadership in the Church is today. To sum it up in a few words: Leaders need to be Servants first. I had the honor and privilege or serving my county for 12 years in the United States Army. During that time I served under … [Read more...]
What Are You Doing to Protect Your Marriage?
by Dcn. Michael Hyatt As CEO of the world's largest Bible publisher, Thomas Nelson Publishers, Fr. Michael has shown the world what effective Christian leadership really is. His blog, Intentional Leadership, is the source for this excellent article and is highly recommended. The lead story in the … [Read more...]
5 Reasons Why You Should Commit Your Goals to Writing
I think this article is relevant to all prospective clergy, I think it is even more important for currently serving clergy. Dcn. Michael Hyatt's blog Intentional Leadership is the source for this and many other excellent articles and is so consistently good, we've put an RSS feed in our sidebar. … [Read more...]
