Comments for REAL Ministry http://www.realministry.org Relationships. Equipping. Attitude. Leadership. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:08:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Growing As a Leader: Intro by REAL Ministry | Growing As A Leader: Thinking (and Writing) http://www.realministry.org/growing-as-a-leader-intro/#comment-506 REAL Ministry | Growing As A Leader: Thinking (and Writing) Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:08:27 +0000 http://www.realministry.org/?p=621#comment-506 [...] personal growth series continues (for a few more weeks on Tuesdays). We’ve talked about why personal growth is important, reading, and filing. Now it’s time to move to [...] [...] personal growth series continues (for a few more weeks on Tuesdays). We’ve talked about why personal growth is important, reading, and filing. Now it’s time to move to [...]

]]> Comment on Growing As a Leader: Reading by REAL Ministry | Growing As a Leader: Filing http://www.realministry.org/growing-as-a-leader-reading/#comment-459 REAL Ministry | Growing As a Leader: Filing Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:06:02 +0000 http://www.realministry.org/?p=634#comment-459 [...] to share about personal growth, this week, we’re going to talk about filing. I know what you’re thinking. “Great. [...] [...] to share about personal growth, this week, we’re going to talk about filing. I know what you’re thinking. “Great. [...]

]]> Comment on Growing As a Leader: Reading by John Rinaldo http://www.realministry.org/growing-as-a-leader-reading/#comment-275 John Rinaldo Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:06:17 +0000 http://www.realministry.org/?p=634#comment-275 Hey Jonathan, Totally get where you are coming from. I used to read at home, but no longer do because I try to have home time be family time. I can't imagine five kids! I find that I often share things I read with others and has helped me tremendously in resourcing leaders in ministry. I'll have to take a look at Amy Welborn's book. Thanks! Hey Jonathan,

Totally get where you are coming from. I used to read at home, but no longer do because I try to have home time be family time. I can’t imagine five kids!

I find that I often share things I read with others and has helped me tremendously in resourcing leaders in ministry.

I’ll have to take a look at Amy Welborn’s book. Thanks!

]]> Comment on Growing As a Leader: Reading by Jonathan F. Sullivan http://www.realministry.org/growing-as-a-leader-reading/#comment-274 Jonathan F. Sullivan Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:59:37 +0000 http://www.realministry.org/?p=634#comment-274 Ha! Just wait until you have five kids -- then you have to get really creative with reading time! (Fortunately I usually take the bus to work, which gives me around an hour a day). The biggest advantage to reading I see as a leader are the opportunities to say to colleagues "Oh, I was just reading a book/article/blog post about that -- let me grab it for you." It's a great way to lend a hand, spread ideas, and look pretty knowledgeable, all at the same time. ;-) Oh, and right now I'm reading Amy Welborn's new memoir, Wish You Were Here. Ha! Just wait until you have five kids — then you have to get really creative with reading time!

(Fortunately I usually take the bus to work, which gives me around an hour a day).

The biggest advantage to reading I see as a leader are the opportunities to say to colleagues “Oh, I was just reading a book/article/blog post about that — let me grab it for you.” It’s a great way to lend a hand, spread ideas, and look pretty knowledgeable, all at the same time. ;-)

Oh, and right now I’m reading Amy Welborn’s new memoir, Wish You Were Here.

]]> Comment on Growing As a Leader: Intro by REAL Ministry | Growing As a Leader: Reading http://www.realministry.org/growing-as-a-leader-intro/#comment-265 REAL Ministry | Growing As a Leader: Reading Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:13:47 +0000 http://www.realministry.org/?p=621#comment-265 [...] week, I shared with you my personal belief that growing on purpose is such an important part of any leaders life. This week, I’m going to [...] [...] week, I shared with you my personal belief that growing on purpose is such an important part of any leaders life. This week, I’m going to [...]

]]> Comment on Priorities, Priorities: Part 2 by REAL Ministry | Equipping My Team: I Gotta Do It! http://www.realministry.org/priorities-priorities-part-2/#comment-152 REAL Ministry | Equipping My Team: I Gotta Do It! Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:02:00 +0000 http://www.mpower28.com/blog/?p=250#comment-152 [...] I sat down for our 6-month review process, one of the things that I put on my list as a number one priority is to continue to mentor and [...] [...] I sat down for our 6-month review process, one of the things that I put on my list as a number one priority is to continue to mentor and [...]

]]> Comment on Lesson Learned: Situational Leadership by REAL Ministry | When Volunteers Fail http://www.realministry.org/lesson-learned-situational-leadership/#comment-107 REAL Ministry | When Volunteers Fail Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:14:43 +0000 http://www.mpower28.com/blog/?p=200#comment-107 [...] didn’t offer enough support. As a leader, I not only need to offer good direction, I need to offer ongoing support. I need to consistently check in with my volunteer team to see how they are doing and what they [...] [...] didn’t offer enough support. As a leader, I not only need to offer good direction, I need to offer ongoing support. I need to consistently check in with my volunteer team to see how they are doing and what they [...]

]]> Comment on What to Read??? by John Rinaldo http://www.realministry.org/what-to-read/#comment-101 John Rinaldo Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:14:25 +0000 http://www.realministry.org/?p=591#comment-101 Thanks for sharing your list, Jonathan! There is a great monograph to the "Good to Great" book, called "Good to Great and the Social Sectors" (http://www.amazon.com/Good-Great-Social-Sectors-Monograph/dp/0977326403/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327414352&sr=8-1). Very relevant for non-profits, as they translate some of the business ideas into terms that make sense for non-profits. Very short and worth taking a look at. Thanks for sharing your list, Jonathan! There is a great monograph to the “Good to Great” book, called “Good to Great and the Social Sectors” (http://www.amazon.com/Good-Great-Social-Sectors-Monograph/dp/0977326403/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327414352&sr=8-1). Very relevant for non-profits, as they translate some of the business ideas into terms that make sense for non-profits. Very short and worth taking a look at.

]]> Comment on What to Read??? by Jonathan F. Sullivan http://www.realministry.org/what-to-read/#comment-99 Jonathan F. Sullivan Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:10:34 +0000 http://www.realministry.org/?p=591#comment-99 Thank you for the reminder that I need to re-read Heifitz's Leadership on the Line. Our diocesan Board of Catholic Education is finishing up a study of Collins' Good to Great; I'm hoping to read Great by Choice this year. My main reading goals are around liturgical catechesis and include The Baptismal Catechumenate: An Inspiration for All Catechesis (Sinwell); How to Read Churches: A Crash Course in Ecclesiastical Architecture (McNamara); and Bringing Catechesis and Liturgy Together: Let the Mystery Lead You (Paprocki and Williamson). Thank you for the reminder that I need to re-read Heifitz’s Leadership on the Line. Our diocesan Board of Catholic Education is finishing up a study of Collins’ Good to Great; I’m hoping to read Great by Choice this year.

My main reading goals are around liturgical catechesis and include The Baptismal Catechumenate: An Inspiration for All Catechesis (Sinwell); How to Read Churches: A Crash Course in Ecclesiastical Architecture (McNamara); and Bringing Catechesis and Liturgy Together: Let the Mystery Lead You (Paprocki and Williamson).

]]> Comment on Feeling the Love! by REAL Ministry | Feeling the Love, Again http://www.realministry.org/feeling-the-love/#comment-71 REAL Ministry | Feeling the Love, Again Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:12:00 +0000 http://www.realministry.org/?p=582#comment-71 [...] Yesterday, I wrote about how powerful it is when a church community “feels the love” when they gather for mass or a ministry program. I shared the “why” to building a community that is strong and vibrant. [...] [...] Yesterday, I wrote about how powerful it is when a church community “feels the love” when they gather for mass or a ministry program. I shared the “why” to building a community that is strong and vibrant. [...]

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