Doing the Business of the Church
One of the things that makes effective communications a challenge is the nature of how information is formulated, expressed, received and interpreted. The process of mentally formulating a concept, expressing it to an audience, how audience the receives the information and interprets it according to their individual perspective is a trail littered with landmines of... Continue Reading →
Installation Service - Rev. Timothy Teuscher and LCC Board of Directors 3 P.M. (CST) Sunday, January 28, 2018 Live streamed from Saint James Lutheran Church, Winnipeg You can watch the livestream here: http://synod2017.lutheranchurch.ca/lcc-presidents-installation/ The Canadian Lutheran article is here. This is the Facebook Live recording: https://www.facebook.com/lutheranchurch.canada/videos/1455539891211394/?hc_ref=ARS8kJ8OCM-SgdiQg1bD3kDHipvZInDLV-sFAclXioEfgEv_E_JSOpnnafII1ZF2ckc&fref=gs&dti=117026825048861&hc_location=group
Canada's Summer Jobs program has been drawing a lot of attention for a change to the funding policy in that it requires any applicant company to "attest" that their "core values" are consistent with those of the governing Liberal party. Specifically: From Funding: Canada Summer Jobs – Overview CSJ applicants will be required to attest that... Continue Reading →
When times get tight for an organization one of the first orders of business is to go through the budget with a fine-tooth comb to find out what's absolutely required, what's important but can wait a bit, what can be put off 'till later, what are frills that needs to go, and sometimes "why on... Continue Reading →
Despite my best efforts to keep track of all things LCC that could be of interest to the general public, I managed to miss this. This isn't surprising since LCC doesn't provide a (obvious) way to get ongoing update emails - you have to go to their website and manually check to see what's happened... Continue Reading →
The Canadian Lutheran reports that SP Bugbee has issued his last official communication as LCC President. You can read the Canadian Lutheran article here and a PDF of President Bugbee's full letter here.
Among the various tools I have at my disposal is a bit of analytics on the number of visits the blog gets, how people get here, counts on each article that's read, and the like. One recent development I've noticed is people using various search engines to find this blog after I've posted an article. For... Continue Reading →
I'd like to thank the correspondent that wrote in to argue that "There is no requirement within the Statutory Bylaws to the effect a regional pastor must - or can only be selected at convention." In my efforts to be factually accurate and provide a complete picture of what's going on, I took a closer... Continue Reading →
A reader of this blog submitted a note that purported to address the concerns I had raised in Restructuring: Emergency Stop. I'm quoting the author's material as written, though I've re-arranged the content a bit for clarity. Per my correspondence policy the identity of the author will remain confidential. It would be impractical if the BOD... Continue Reading →
When executing a restructuring of the size and scope as LCC's there are lots of moving parts that have to be kept in alignment in order to ensure a smooth transition that maintains an uninterrupted provision of services. What happens, though, when the as written documents don't support that goal and in fact prevent the... Continue Reading →
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