Culture Shift
This week we talked all about building a healthy small group culture. We talked about this...
Read Moreby Kenny Conley | Aug 25, 2017 | Ideas, Leadership, Volunteers | 0
This week we talked all about building a healthy small group culture. We talked about this...
Read Moreby Kenny Conley | Mar 28, 2016 | Leadership | 0
Let me tell you a true story. From 1996 to 1998, the Hazama Ando Corporation built the new...
Read Moreby Kenny Conley | Feb 18, 2015 | Volunteers | 7
I don’t want to mislead you. This is a post why I’ve created a ministry environment...
Read Moreby Kenny Conley | May 30, 2014 | Ideas, Leadership | 3
Michael Warden, a gifted leader within our community wrote a powerful post about emotionally intelligent leaders several months back. I recently pulled it out again to see what areas I can work on personally. One point continues to resonate with me. Emotionally intelligent leaders value culture over strategy. Michael describes it this way:
You’ve probably heard the common phrase of “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” If the strategic goal is the new country we’re sailing toward, then the organizational culture is the ship that’s carrying us there. Emotionally intelligent leaders know that if the ship sinks, they’ll never reach the goal. So they tend to the ship first, and the trip second.
This is so incredibly true and I’ve seen this play out for the team I lead and within specific people on my team the last few years and more specifically in the last 9-10 months. The leader has a powerful and strategic opportunity to set the culture. His or her absence or inattention to this can result in strong personalities on the team to change the culture. Culture affects everything. It affects longevity, productivity and job satisfaction. If this is true, your role as the team leader directly affects the livelihood of other people… that’s huge! I’ve seen this play out in a powerful way this past year which I’ll write more about later. Here’s how culture trumps everything
Read Moreby Kenny Conley | May 3, 2012 | Family, Ideas | 7
I’ve been working alongside parents now for fifteen years, but I’ve only done this from the perspective of actually being a parent for the last five. Having kids of your own certainly changes your perspective. We all have hopes and dreams for what our kids will grow up to be. Every time we host a child dedication class, we ask the question, “What does parenting success look like to you?” We also ask another question that hits the same issue from a different angle asking, “If you could pass only one thing to your child by the time they become an adult, what would that thing be?” I know that we put parents on the spot with these questions, but I’m amazed how often parents give answers like, “I want my son to be happy” or “I wan’t my kids to be successful” or even, “I want my child to have respect for all people.” I’m not going to say that these are wrong things, but if these is the greatest hope this generation of parents have for their kids… well there’s no wonder we’re seeing moral and spiritual decay. My goal is that by the end of the baptism class, I’ve either convinced them or at least built a case for wanting an authentic relationship with Jesus for their kids.
I absolutely loved Craig Groeschel’s talk at Orange this year. He essentially communicated many of the philosophical and strategy positions behind Orange, but from his own personal perspective and experience. His shocking statement was that we should not aim to raise well rounded, highly educated and happy children. That’s what our culture communicates as a need, but this doesn’t line up with the scriptures.
Read Moreby Kenny Conley | Mar 22, 2010 | Ideas, Leadership | 2
I’ve recognized something in recent years. It seems like so many things are getting smaller. I find myself using the phrase “it’s a small world” more an more. People who make products and providing...
Read Moreby Kenny Conley | May 12, 2009 | Ideas | 4
Last Thursday night I went to go see Star Trek with some buddies. I had a blast! It was a great movie! Now, let me set the record straight. There are some people out there (Jonathan and Sam) that would like you to believe that I...
Read Moreby Kenny Conley | May 8, 2009 | Ideas | 9
I just came across the most eye opening information. As a Christ-Follower in Western society, you must pay attention! According to this information, European culture as we know it today will vanish within our lifetime and there...
Read Moreby Kenny Conley | Aug 20, 2008 | Random | 1
I’ve got a few new posts coming out the next few days (over the weekend) that kind of relate. I feel like an old man even saying these words. “Kids these days are different.” A lot has changed! This is totally...
Read Moreby Kenny Conley | Jun 27, 2008 | Volunteers | 5
Okay, I just came across a new pet peeve of mine. I was hanging out in the check-in area on Sunday and it was about 15 minutes after the service started and I mentioned something about shutting down check-in. Someone responded...
Read Moreby Kenny Conley | Jun 26, 2008 | Ideas, Random | 0
Yesterday I was doing a little research. I have a phone appointment in a week with someone who is attending our church and has left her Catholic roots. In the past, Church was always a “thing” to do…and not...
Read Moreby Kenny Conley | Mar 16, 2008 | Random | 0
Certainly this movie will be all the buzz this summer summer, I’d be all over this as a theme. The timing is perfect. In case you haven’t seen it already, here’s a trailer for the movie. Technorati Tags:...
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