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The two-part video captures the presentation on “Local Church Board Health,” presented at the Southern Nazarene University (SNU) 2016 Pastors’ Forum. The Forum was sponsored by the Resource Center for...
Modeling and mentoring leadership character is not a choice; it is a requirement for our own success and that of the institutions we represent. Mentoring and Modeling Leadership Character is filled...
A local pastor. A long-standing member of a not-for-profit board. A former president of a university. These three authors share their wisdom and experiences from decades of board leadership. With...
The model, “The Leader as Catalyst for Congregation Transformation” was developed, shaped and revised over the years while teaching various leadership courses at European Nazarene College, Bethany...
The English text of “Pastor and Board: The Mentoring Role of the Pastor and the Local Church Governing Board" is also translated into the Spanish and German languages. The presentation is built around...
The presentation, “Think Questions” was presented to the Australia Wesleyan Methodist National Board in Brisbane, Australia. The material speaks of strategic questions for the National Board to ask in...
The week-long teaching module, “Building Better Boards” was taught on the campus of Nazarene Theological College, Brisbane, Australia and streamed live to local churches throughout the country. The...
The day-long New Zealand District workshop, “Board Integrity Matters” was presented in Auckland, New Zealand. The focus of the workshop with pastors and lay leaders from across the district was on...
The 2009 annual meeting of the Nazarene Bible College, USA, included a Board development component, utilizing this presentation. The material became the core outline of the 2012 book, “Best Practices...
The day-long seminar, “Nurturing Trust: Leadership Qualities for Developing a Reputation for Trustworthiness” was presented on the Florida District in 2018 as part of a Pastors’ Day emphasis on the...
The updated version of the PowerPoint presentation, “The Pastor As Leader: Servant Leadership for a Servant Community” was developed initially as an intensive, week-long class by the same title. The...
The address, “When Good and Godly People Collide over Vision” was presented through Spanish translation to a Masters’ class on the campus of the Seminary of the Americas in San Jose, Costa Rica. This...
The Ministerial Course of Study course, “Church Development” was taught through translation at the European Nazarene College Portuguese Learning Center in Lisbon, Portugal. The course, using the...
The theme of “Brokenness and Christian Leadership” was addressed in a presentation to pastors and spouses on the Luzon District (Philippines), Church of the Nazarene. The questions explored were “What...
The three sessions of “Whatever Happens…Walk Worthy” sermon series were a part of the Spiritual Deepening Week in 2017 on the campus of the Asia Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary, Manila...
The presentation, “Embracing Tensions and Transitions: Seven Essentials for Effective Leadership” was a keynote address at a day-long theology conference on the Asia Pacific Nazarene Theological...
The presentation, “The High-Performance Board: Moving from Vision to Action to Results” was presented in 2015 at a Faith and Fundraising Conference, sponsored by the National Development Institute...
The Korea Nazarene University Board of Trustees’ Development Session was presented in September 2019 following the inauguration service and luncheon for KNU’s new president, Dr. David Kyungsoo Kim...
This Power Point material was presented in Johannesburg, South Africa as part of the Africa Institute for Evangelical Leaders. The Institute was sponsored by the Wesleyan Church, Africa Region...
The “A Sacred Trust” material was presented as an orientation and development session for the General Board, Church of the Nazarene, at the beginning of the 2013 – 2017 quadrennial term. New members...
The Leader Effectiveness Review is included in the appendix of the book Leading Decisively! Leading Faithfully!
The 2021 presentation, “Mentoring and Modeling Leadership Character” was shared in the Lee University Ed.D. class, “Leadership Theory and Practice: Issues in Educational Leadership and Higher...
The European Nazarene College 2022 Faculty Development component during the annual Faculty Assembly centered on the theme, “Nurturing Leadership Character.” The presentation was shared in three...
The PowerPoint slides in the “Leading Faith Communities” presentation were used in a 2019 Pastors’ Retreat, Myanmar Southern District, Church of the Nazarene. The visuals, or “Figures” are from the...
The 2011, two-day, Africa Nazarene University Board development planning retreat preceded the Spring meeting of the Board of Trust and University Council meeting in Nairobi, Kenya. The focus of the...