by Rhett Smith | Feb 22, 2011 | Leadership
It seems that everyone is searching for ‘authenticity’ in their leaders. At least a younger generation of people are wanting this ‘authenticity’. In fact, Thomas Rainer who co-authored The Millennials: Connecting to America’s Largest...
by Rhett Smith | Jan 6, 2011 | Leadership
Without a transition, a change is just a rearrangement of the furniture. –William Bridges I can easily say that I learn as much from my clients in the course of a therapy session, then perhaps they often learn from me. At the end of each day when the last client...
by Rhett Smith | May 8, 2009 | Leadership
The last couple of weeks I had several posts on the issue of bivocational pastors/ministry. Two written by me, and one by Jon Sampson. It was a topic that has been on my mind for a while and you can read them below. And to everyone who commented, I’m still...
by Rhett Smith | May 6, 2009 | Leadership
As I mentioned previously, I was compelled to write a few posts on some areas that I have been rethinking in regards to my perspective as a church employee…and I’m hoping that it wasn’t just me who needed to do some rethinking. So I have chosen four...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 24, 2009 | Leadership
This is a guest post by John Sampson. John is a Residence Director who supports discipleship and missional work for Oasis Church in Pasadena, CA. He blogs on church mission, leadership, and life at Jon Sampson. Jon also Twitters at @jonsampson. Rhett’s recent...
by Rhett Smith | Feb 26, 2009 | Leadership
When I took my first full-time church job I was as 27 year old single college director. When I resigned I was a 33 year old husband and father of a baby girl. I had no idea what that stage or life transition would look like, and it was a tough one to make in ministry....
by Rhett Smith | May 1, 2008 | Leadership
My co-worker RO Smith posted some great stuff on our blog Collection of Crumbs last night. We Are All Pastors Here is some of what he says: Without getting into detail, there have been some issues at our church. I know all churches have issues, so that is nothing new....
by Rhett Smith | Apr 25, 2008 | Leadership
Shepherding vs. Ranching: Part 1 In the last post I looked at these two definitions: Dictionary Definitions: Shepherding: To herd, guard, tend, or guide as or in the manner of a shepherd. Ranching: To manage or work on a ranch. I like the words used in shepherding:...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 24, 2008 | Leadership
Listen carefully to the metaphors people use in regards to ministry. They can tell you a lot about a person’s style of leadership, belief about Church structure, evangelism, etc. They seem innocuous enough, but they speak volumes in many ways. I have been...
