Tangible Leading Through Intangible Elements
As a consultant, one of the challenges is dividing between the emotional elements of church life and the organizational elements. It is so hard to identify the tangible pieces from…
What Information is Truly Important?
The important information is the information that is remembered (Block, 2011). Or, the important information is what is measured (Eden & Ackermann, 2011). Or what is important is what gets…
Causal Loop Diagrams for Casting Vision
Church ministry life is complicated with a wide variety of variables that need consideration but can be overlooked. For those within a ministry leadership team, trying to understand the complexity…
To Live is to Navigate Uncertainty
As human beings, we are all naturally geared toward survival. We make decisions each day that will promote our own perpetuation in the world, to preserve our well-being, and find…
Does America Need to Be Made Great Again?
The US is currently on a quest to make America great again. But great according to who: the global community, the American people, or both? There is little dispute America…
Faith Communities are Living Systems
Systems dynamics is a valuable area of thinking for ministry leaders. To understand the systems that impact ministry success, as well as societal health, are vital. Too often, though, systems…
CLD for a Church Building
Trying to make sense out of organizational life can be very challenging, but attempting to make sense out of organizational life through linear thinking may not only make it more…
Causal Loop Diagrams for Clarity
In his book, Strategic Modeling and Business Dynamics, John Morecroft (2015) uses the system of violent drug crime as a model to explain how a causal loop works. The focus…
Causal Loop Diagrams for Clarity
In his book, Strategic Modeling and Business Dynamics, John Morecroft (2015) uses the system of violent drug crime as a model to explain how a causal loop works. The focus…
Ministry Lessons from Russia
Discussing systems dynamics and leverage points, an interesting thought lingers. Systems thinkers have the ability to simplify complexity for wiser decision-making through identifying leverage points and pushing them in the…