by Ircel Harrison | Feb 14, 2013 | Opinion
Strategy planning is not what it used to be. There was a time when governments, businesses and even churches planned for the future as if what happened next would be a natural consequence of what had gone before. Of course, this kind of linear thinking no longer...
by Ircel Harrison | Feb 5, 2013 | Opinion
Several blog writers that I follow have recently posted observations about the needs of pastoral leaders in the contemporary setting and in the coming years. They have asked questions like, “What are the competencies required?” and “What type of...
by Ircel Harrison | Jan 11, 2013 | Opinion
The old joke goes something like this. How many Baptists does it take to change a light bulb? The answer, “None. Why would we want to change anything?” Change is never easy and rarely sought, but change is going to happen. We can either adapt to it or use...
by Ircel Harrison | Jan 3, 2013 | Opinion
When I was a member of Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) in college, I was a member of a drill team called the Pershing Rifles. The national organization was named for General of the Armies John J. Pershing. I read the brief history of the organization and knew...
by Ircel Harrison | Jan 2, 2013 | Opinion
Several years ago, I made this challenge to the ministers with whom I worked. “How can you make yourself indispensable this year?” My challenge was predicated on the idea that they should discover something that they offered to students, churches and other...
