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Though the examples are specifically geared towards youth ministry, Mark Yaconelli lays out a model for a "business meeting" in church leadership that focuses on contemplative prayer and seeking God's direction rather than following the typical business model of church leadership.

I've used an adaptation of this model and found it to be helpful in focusing the "business meetings" as well as bringing the leadership team together in spiritual practice and vision.

Lynn Tilton, 51, looks like a super model but she's CEO of Patriarch Partners and a self-made billionaire.  She owns more businesses than any other woman in America.  Over the last 10 years, Patriarch Partners have committed to debt and equity investments and provided operational and strategic expertise to more than 150 companies, and have saved 250,000 American jobs that would have otherwise been lost through liquidations.  She believes that our country's most valuable asset is human capital - and that job creation is the essential element to a true and sustainable economic recovery and prosperity.  

A gesture of friendship for my Christian (especially Methodist) friends in Leadership, but also I think this is a good leadership model of using new media and technology to send out a very old message, and also of adding a substantial level of communication by signing as well as speaking the message. And as a bishop, of course, we are looking at a religious leader in action. Happy Easter, all.

This is an interesting article about the UMC Organizational structure! Thought I'd share!

Thought provoking blog on whether pastoral leadership is truly functional. Makes a few claims that are reactionary/exaggerated, but something to noodle on, despite!