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Growth Through Grafting

In the Parable of the Sower, Jesus talks about sowing the Word of God. How can church leaders best do this in the context of their congregation? On this week’s Whiteboard Wednesday, Mike Gafa, Luminex Coordinator, talks with us about something called growth through grafting. This idea is based on Jesus’ Parable of the Sower. In this parable, the seed …

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Does Not Compute

For this week’s Whiteboard Wednesday, we have Rick Veenstra, the leadership development catalyst for Luminex share with us the 2 basic characteristics in being a successful leader for the Church. In Jim Collins landmark book Good to Great, he identified two basic characteristics that enable leaders to lead effective and successful companies for a sustained period of time. As Christian …

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Specialized Transition Ministry

For today’s Whiteboard Wednesday, we have Art Wiers from the Luminex leadership team sharing the importance and role of a specialized transition minister, and his experiences in leading the transition ministry team for the Great Lakes Region. The work that specialized transition ministers do brings significant value. There are many advantages to utilizing the resources of a specialized transitional minister …