tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71041265511990185092011-12-21T16:00:40.201-06:00Ed Eubanksnoreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104126551199018509.post-49631799715645902972007-04-10T20:53:00.001-06:002007-04-10T20:56:28.191-06:00

Lynn Anderson wrote a book called They Smell Like Sheep about effective leadership strategies in the contemporary church. The title is provocative, and brings to mind an attitude that I get concerned about among seminarians and others.It seems like everyone who labors within the church for more than a little while-- and by labors I mean above and beyond the average volunteer level-- gets to the

Ed Eubanksnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104126551199018509.post-31676057244387655162007-02-22T07:30:00.000-06:002007-02-22T07:31:06.015-06:00

I was visiting with Bob Burns, Director of the Center for Ministry Leadership, a few days ago, and he mentioned a major hole in seminary training: leadership skills. Bob works with pastors who have been in ministry for 5-15 years with the stated goal of "sustaining pastoral excellence."  As a result, Bob is a huge resource for the research and ideas that I'm working through.At Covenant Seminary,

Ed Eubanksnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104126551199018509.post-36063681024483523122007-02-20T13:37:00.000-06:002007-02-20T13:38:07.746-06:00

One of the most difficult lessons I have had to learn is not to take myself too seriously.  I don’t like to be teased, and when I mess up I would prefer for others not to notice— let alone point it out and have a laugh.But I’ve learned that I need to laugh at myself more frequently.  As I realize my own brokenness more thoroughly, I must admit that I am both unworthy and unable to accomplish the

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...There are three technology tools that I would want to have from the start:An Apple Macintosh laptop.  I know, this sounds cultish— and frankly, I’m an unabashed Apple supporter and evangelist— but you can’t beat the quality of the hardware, and it doesn’t hurt that I don’t have to worry about viruses or other malware anymore.  Plus, the next key tool is platform-dependent, and is only for

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