As I read this book I thought about the methods we use to fellowship others — the biggest one being home/visiting teaching. If we have a family or an individual on our list that is more introverted should we be approaching it differently than calling and demanding a time to come and visit in their home? Could the fact that someone wants to come into their home — their “happy place” — their sanctuary — be so over stimulating that they dread the experience? Maybe the introvert that is strongly encouraged to attend the ward party is so uncomfortable that the act of “felloshipping” is just the thing that drives them to inactivity.
View PostHow to Approach Violated Expectations

Has someone you lead let you down? Broken a commitment? It’s time to sit them down and talk it out.
View PostHome Teaching Visits Are First Downs, Not Touchdowns
Dale Carnegie Would Make an Awful Elder’s Quorum President

Hi, I’m Kurt and I’m a recovering Dale Carnigie reader. Dale Carnegie’s methods have been around a long time and are imprinted deep in the minds of leaders.
View Post dale carnegie, elders quorum president, relief societyPPI’s — The Platform for Issues to Arise

One of the big mistakes a leader makes is not meeting one-on-one consistently with those in their auxiliary or presidency. Instead they wait for the big issue to come up.
View Post interviews, Personal Priesthood Interviews, PPIWard Council Takes 10 Hours

Do they really need to wake up early, put socks on in the dark, eat breakfast alone, scrap ice off their car windows, drive on ice, sit in a hard chair for an hour simply to find out that the scout camp will now be NEXT Saturday rather than THIS Saturday?
View Post meetings, Ward CouncilThe Ward Fellowship Rating

On a scale from 1 to 10 how well does your ward know each other? (1 = they just met, 10 = we are best friends forever)
View Post fellowshipping8 Things I learned from President (Coach) Larry Gelwix

I was in the Fresno mission just over 48 hours but it was the most educational and influential 48 hours I have had in a while. To sum up the trip here are the 8 things I learned from President (Coach) Gelwix.
View Post forever strong, Gelwix, missionary serviceThe Bishop’s Secret Weapon

The bishop has a secret weapon to fall back on (after prayer, of course)….it’s called VALIDATION.
View Post counsel, lds bishopsWhat Sunday School needs…is a flash mob!
Everyone that is caught in the middle of a flash mob talks about it for a week — maybe longer. They experience something so different it was worth talking about.
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