What are the characteristics of effective leaders? How do emotional maturity and anxiety impact leadership? Effective pastoral ministry is primarily about relationships, and not primarily about skills and competencies.

The preacher is vulnerable in the battle between pastoral affection and prophetic courage. For too many ministers, energy is directed more to what others think and to winning friends as opposed to goal directed activity. Effective pastors are comfortable not having ‘answers’ to all the questions, solutions to every problem or knowing exactly what others should do.

Plus Robert explores how church staff can over-function and under-function and the impact this has on a church. Any leader and member will find this conversation helpful as we strive to do life together, better.

Robert Creech has been in Sydney as the guest of the Family Systems Institute (who offer clergy training and coaching in applying systems thinking to life and ministry.)