Comments on: 90 Good Minutes http://www.juniorhighministry.com/2008/01/04/90-good-minutes/ Junior High Rocks! Mon, 14 May 2012 17:27:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Kurt Johnston http://www.juniorhighministry.com/2008/01/04/90-good-minutes/#comment-15954 Kurt Johnston Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:11:00 +0000 http://www.simplykurt.com/?p=464#comment-15954 Anonymous...I do feel your pain. Our meetings aren't always great. In fact, several staff members walked away frustrated with this particular one because there was no agenda, no decisions were made etc. <br/>I just happen to really like the rare opportunities to sit and listen to people a bit older and wiser without any real agenda.<br/><br/>I don't have any data to back this up, but I'd be willing to bet that the frustrations you are feeling are felt by majority of young leaders. I would also hunch that it's for a couple of reasons<br/><br/>1) Just because somebody is a Pastor doesn't make them a good leader...especially of other leaders.<br/><br/>2) I do think younger leaders have a tendency to be overcritical (not saying that's you...) and don't really give their pastor a fair shot which results in the perception that the sr. pastor is poor leader, out of touch etc. Anonymous…I do feel your pain. Our meetings aren’t always great. In fact, several staff members walked away frustrated with this particular one because there was no agenda, no decisions were made etc.
I just happen to really like the rare opportunities to sit and listen to people a bit older and wiser without any real agenda.

I don’t have any data to back this up, but I’d be willing to bet that the frustrations you are feeling are felt by majority of young leaders. I would also hunch that it’s for a couple of reasons

1) Just because somebody is a Pastor doesn’t make them a good leader…especially of other leaders.

2) I do think younger leaders have a tendency to be overcritical (not saying that’s you…) and don’t really give their pastor a fair shot which results in the perception that the sr. pastor is poor leader, out of touch etc.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.juniorhighministry.com/2008/01/04/90-good-minutes/#comment-15953 Anonymous Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:06:00 +0000 http://www.simplykurt.com/?p=464#comment-15953 I can't tell you how envious I am of a good staff meeting. I dread ours. My Sr. Pastor and I just don't connect; it's like he cares but he just doesn't "get" me. Our communication is plastic, and we spend only 10 minutes a week together in prayer (sometimes less). He has a mentality that pastors are supposed to be distant in order to lead well, and it's killing me! I can’t tell you how envious I am of a good staff meeting. I dread ours. My Sr. Pastor and I just don’t connect; it’s like he cares but he just doesn’t “get” me. Our communication is plastic, and we spend only 10 minutes a week together in prayer (sometimes less). He has a mentality that pastors are supposed to be distant in order to lead well, and it’s killing me!

]]> By: Kurt Johnston http://www.juniorhighministry.com/2008/01/04/90-good-minutes/#comment-15938 Kurt Johnston Tue, 08 Jan 2008 02:14:00 +0000 http://www.simplykurt.com/?p=464#comment-15938 He only spent a few minutes on Kenya but used it as a reminder that in so much of the world there is turmoil and chaos looming just below the surface and that it doesn't take much to cause it to bubble over. He only spent a few minutes on Kenya but used it as a reminder that in so much of the world there is turmoil and chaos looming just below the surface and that it doesn’t take much to cause it to bubble over.

]]> By: Terrace Crawford http://www.juniorhighministry.com/2008/01/04/90-good-minutes/#comment-15937 Terrace Crawford Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:07:00 +0000 http://www.simplykurt.com/?p=464#comment-15937 Too bad your staff meetings aren't podcast! That stuff sounds interesting.<br/><br/>I'm curious about Kenya too.<br/><br/>//TC// Too bad your staff meetings aren’t podcast! That stuff sounds interesting.

I’m curious about Kenya too.

//TC//

]]> By: Hans http://www.juniorhighministry.com/2008/01/04/90-good-minutes/#comment-15936 Hans Sat, 05 Jan 2008 01:06:00 +0000 http://www.simplykurt.com/?p=464#comment-15936 Just Curious: What did he say about Kenya? Just Curious: What did he say about Kenya?

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