If we want to become better leaders we need to have good feedback. And to get that feedback, we need to find and listen to better critics.
But getting helpful feedback has one significant challenge. The more a person wants to tell you what they think, the less valuable their feedback is likely to be.
This is why, if we want truly valuable feedback, we have to go looking for it. It’s unlikely to come to us.
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While the Church Growth Movement created larger churches and opportunities, it also created larger dangers.
“In the first twenty years of the movement, research focused on principles; lately the focus has been on discovering new techniques, programs, or methods.” (Elmer Towns)
A conversation with Eugene Peterson’s biographer on how simple pastoral presence is the healthy alternative to Christian celebrity.
