Why are we afraid to lead?
Back in 2013 Dr. Brené Brown suggested that the central question presented to us in the 21st century is, "What are we supposed to be...
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Kent Morgan
- Sep 18, 2021
- 11 min
The Essence of Eldership
I was talking recently with a friend about eldership, and specifically within a Christian organization that we are both associated with...
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Kent Morgan
- Sep 15, 2021
- 4 min
What motivates us to obey God?
A few weeks ago, John a friend of mine, wrote concerning hearing and obeying not being something that is simply encouraged but an...
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Kent Morgan
- May 29, 2021
- 4 min
Session 8: What does the Church gathering look like?
To be honest we don't know what it will look like, but we think that by asking "What will Sunday gathering look like?" is starting with...
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Kent Morgan
- May 29, 2021
- 5 min
Session 7: What has Covid-19 taught us?
During this pandemic, many pastors and small group leaders are feeling very much out of their comfort zones. These past months have been...
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Kent Morgan
- May 29, 2021
- 6 min
Session 6: From Affinity to Affection
In this session we take a look at the profound shift that must take place in our attitude toward one another if we are truly going to...
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Kent Morgan
- May 29, 2021
- 4 min
Session 5: What About Children?
This session answers a VERY common question we get about organizing the church as small villages on mission: What do we do with the...
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Kent Morgan
- May 29, 2021
- 6 min
Session 4: Building a Village
In the last session, I highlighted the importance for a group to yearn for “soft hearts” as a village on mission. Simply if a child...
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Kent Morgan
- May 29, 2021
- 5 min
Session 3: Shifting Small Groups
This lesson comes from our experience of a “shift of culture” in a traditional small group. CAVEAT: The content below was originally...
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Kent Morgan
- May 29, 2021
- 3 min
Session 2: Mission or Community which one comes first?
When I first encountered a village on mission it was both very welcoming and very exciting. We seemed to have some purpose for gathering...
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Kent Morgan
- May 29, 2021
- 5 min
Session 1: More Than Service Projects
In this first session I share some of my story of growing into a fuller understanding of what it actually means for a community to live...
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Kent Morgan
- May 6, 2021
- 7 min
We learn through a safe invitation and participation.
I have been discussing some “axioms of leadership and faith”. I came up with these axioms because I kept encountering the same kinds of...
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Kent Morgan
- May 2, 2021
- 8 min
A leaders goal is to develop people in the midst of the problem
In my last post I was explaining how maturation happens in the context of relationship, and to achieve this dance “It’s the dependent who...
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Kent Morgan
- May 1, 2021
- 7 min
The dependent must want to follow the leader
In these past 6 posts I have been sharing a few observations in the form of axioms we would all agree with. To do this, I have been using...
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Kent Morgan
- Apr 30, 2021
- 6 min
The fire you want to ignite in others, must first burn within you
For these past 5 blog posts I have presented here axioms that paint a perspective that most of us would agree on, but rarely do we live...
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Kent Morgan
- Apr 30, 2021
- 7 min
How to assume the leadership position
We have all seen a lack of confidence in a leader at some point, perhaps even in ourselves. I thought I might give a few ideas as to how...
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Kent Morgan
- Apr 30, 2021
- 7 min
A leader is the one who leads
“A leader is the one who leads.” At first glance who would not agree with this? We have known for a long time, that we are a social...
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Kent Morgan
- Apr 30, 2021
- 6 min
A leader engages with us where we are at
Welcome to this series on “axioms of leadership and faith”. My third axiom I would like to introduce is “Leaders engage with us where we...
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Kent Morgan
- Apr 30, 2021
- 7 min
A leader invites our agency
In this post I am continuing to talk about the “axioms of leadership and faith”. If a leader is always present and at work, it matters...
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Kent Morgan
- Apr 30, 2021
- 6 min
A leader is always present and at work
I am starting off our blog with a series on what I will call axioms of leadership and faith. What is an axiom? These are short concise...
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