It's not always going to cost money to turn a parish into a more welcoming parish. But it does take a willingness to change a lot of assumptions. — Chris Lowney Copy Share Image
“When Nadal told trainees that for men on a journey, the whole world would become their house, he was encouraging far more than mobility alone. He was pronouncing a fundamentally hopeful, optimistic, adventurous, and even playful outlook. Leaders with a "whole world is our house" attitude eagerly look forward to what lies around life's next bend. Ingenuity rests on the… — Chris Lowney Copy Share
The church is like any large corporation in one respect. In its early days, either the early church or the early years of Microsoft, you see all kinds of creativity, innovation, invention, people have nothing to lose, they're trying to find what works. Then you wake up and you're a vast enterprise, and it's very hard, when you have all… — Chris Lowney Copy Share
“In other words, speed, innovation, and global focus happen only when lots of delegated authority sits alongside lots of centralized authority.” — Chris Lowney Copy Share Image
“that's what love-driven leaders do. They see further. They move themselves beyond what blocks our vision in order to see what a fairer, more welcoming world might look like. They point the way to a future in which true men and women will enjoy greater chances to reach their potential. And leaders guided by the resolve that "love ought to… — Chris Lowney Copy Share
“Long before love is a corporate virtue that improves team performance, it is a personal leadership stance. The love-driven leader possesses the vision to… — Chris Lowney Copy Share Image
We need to become a more welcoming church, one that reaches out more to those who have walked away or who aren't very interested… — Chris Lowney Copy Share Image
“What distinguishes love-driven leaders from tyrants? "Great affection" coupled with the passion to see others "run at full speed towards perfection." Love-driven leadership is not urging others forward without concern for their aspirations, well-being, or personal needs. Nor is it being the nice-guy manager who overlooks underperformance that could damage a subordinate's long-term prospects. Instead, love-driven leaders hunger to see… — Chris Lowney Copy Share
“Un mundo implacablemente cambiante nos fuerza no solo a adaptarnos y a ser flexibles, sino a confrontar preguntas fundamentales sobre nuestra identidad.” — Chris Lowney Copy Share Image
“Las organizaciones exitosas han entendido a golpes que la actitud de actuar como si nada estuviera pasando ya no les va a funcionar.” — Chris Lowney Copy Share Image
In the corporate world you get a report card every quarter and have to talk about it, whereas the church can drip, drip through… — Chris Lowney Copy Share Image
