by Ircel Harrison | Mar 24, 2009 | Opinion
In the recent past, the leadership of organizations was built on a mechanistic model. There was a clear organizational chart, decisions flowed from the top down, and responsibilities were codified in job descriptions. The primary responsibility of each succeeding...
by Ircel Harrison | Mar 17, 2009 | Opinion
Doing some cleaning and rearranging at our house, I came across a paper I wrote when I was in college. OK, I haven’t saved all the papers I wrote in college or seminary, but this is a very special paper to me. In 1965, I was a senior at the University of...
by Ircel Harrison | Feb 16, 2009 | Opinion
A number of new churches have formed in the last 16 years that have chosen to affiliate with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. Some have developed into strong, growing congregations while others have remained rather small and underdeveloped. I have friends in both...
by Ircel Harrison | Feb 11, 2009 | Opinion
Intrinsic to the doctrine of the priesthood of every believer is the tenet that each believer is unique and has been gifted by God to make a unique contribution to the church. Although we persist in putting people into places where they don’t fit in the church just to...
by Ircel Harrison | Jan 27, 2009 | Opinion
Very often we use words interchangeably that have very distinctive meanings. As I have started doing clergy coaching with Pinnacle Leadership Associates, I have found that friends tend to confuse three terms ”counseling, mentoring and coaching. Counseling is a healing...
