by Jock Ficken | Mar 12, 2024 | Leadership, Navigate Cultural Change
In the past weeks: We’ve compared remembering the past for the sake of future vision or for nostalgia. We’ve reviewed some of the common mistakes leaders make when navigating congregational change. You may be asking, does this really work in my church? I’m certainly...
by Jock Ficken | Mar 6, 2024 | Leadership
There are 5 things that will kill courage that any leader, woman or man, needs to know and confront. They’re embedded in who we are. (And they’re adapted from Heifetz, Grashow and Linsky’s book The Practice of Adaptive Leadership.) Do any of these resonate with you?...
by Jock Ficken | Feb 28, 2024 | Leadership
Last week we compared remembering the past for nostalgia or for future vision. Practically speaking, most of us are not able to pursue a compelling God-inspired future vision without first navigating some changes. Few of us aspire to lead congregational change. Many...
by Jock Ficken | Feb 20, 2024 | Leadership
PLI is marking its 25th anniversary of training leaders to be healthier, better leaders for the sake of the mission of God. God wants His lost people found! And He invites us and His church to be ambassadors of that reconciliation! Sadly, most churches don’t have a...
by Jock Ficken | Feb 6, 2024 | Leadership
This week I’m continuing my conversation with Cheryl Gieseke, a champion for young pastors and spouses. But first, a word from one of the young pastors who has benefited from Cheryl’s generosity: My wife and I are able to attend PLI because of the faithful...
by Jock Ficken | Jan 31, 2024 | Leadership
Today I want to look at the formation of young pastors and spouses, after three weeks of looking at how two PLI pastors prepared for and finished well, the incredible insights from their spouses about the same adventure, and how to proactively “lead while leaving.”...
