Cowboys & Aliens: Coming to a Church Near You

Ryan NealLeadership, Ryan Neal

[gravatar email=”rneal@andersonuniversity.edu” size=”100″ title=”Ryan Neal” alt=”Ryan Neal” class=”user-picture” align=”right”]I am surrounded by cowboys. So are you. I see aliens. So can you. Well, I can’t guarantee that cowboys and aliens are in your midst, but I’d say the odds are pretty high. More specifically, I predict you have both cowboys and aliens involved in your ministry, at every level. Let … Read More

52 Quotes for This Generation of Church Leaders

Sam TotmanChurch, Culture, Leadership

By Brad Lomenick. Reposted from SermonCentral: ABOUT YOUNG LEADERS Today’s 20- and 30-somethings are more willing to collaborate than any other generation before. They trust each other. Really. And they see collaboration as the starting point, not as some grandiose vision of teamwork that is far off in the distance. For the next generation, it’s way less about who they’re … Read More

Pastor’s Toolbox: The Ascent of a Leader

Jim MotesJim Motes, Leadership, Ministry Tools

Nearing completion of a course on the integration of the Christian faith in the workplace, I went to the AU book store to see how many of the required books were left. To my surprise, all of the extra copies of the book required on leadership had been bought out by the students in the course. This was a not too subtle … Read More

Warning! The Walls are Under Siege

Kris BarnettKristopher Barnett, Leadership

On a recent vacation to Savannah, GA my family discovered Ft. Pulaski.  Located on an islet between Savannah and Tybee Island, the impressive red-brick structure stands as a monument to change.  Only a few decades shy of two-hundred years, Ft. Pulaski is an unlikely standard–bearer for change, but the cannon balls lodged in the fort’s exterior walls give evidence of … Read More