Michael Mooney, Exec. Elder 
By Michael Mooney, NACM Exec. Elder Thoughtful quote: “Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don’t interfere.” -Ronald Reagan The Fearfully Responsible Delegation is a word that sends fear into the hearts of many leaders. After all, the leader is inevitably …
By Michael Mooney, NACM Exec. Elder In today’s world there are a growing number of reasons why ministers begin to position themselves as unapproachable. Some common reasons are: busyness, or too many people in the congregation, and sometimes even spiritual pride. (Some ministers have …
By Michael Mooney, NACM Exec. Elder Self-serving bias is the tendency to take the credit for accomplishments and to shift the blame for failures. I am sure all of us have seen this behavior take place in the world around us. It probably happens most often …
By Michael Mooney, NACM Exec. Elder “You can bend it and twist it… You can misuse and abuse it… But even God cannot change the Truth.” -Michael Levy The false consensus effect is the over or underestimation of our ideas about what others think of our …
By Michael Mooney, NACM Exec. Elder Have you ever heard someone (especially at church) say, “don’t compliment them or they might get a big head?” Somehow there is the notion among many Christians that encouraging someone for their abilities will result in the person becoming prideful. …
Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. (1Th 5:21). Cognitive Bias: Cognitive biases refer to systematic patterns of deviation from rationality or objective thinking that occur in our cognitive processes. These biases often lead to errors in judgment, decision-making, and reasoning. They can influence …
The Dunning-Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which individuals with low ability or expertise in a particular domain tend to overestimate their competence and mistakenly believe that they possess above-average skills. This effect was first described in a 1999 study conducted by psychologists David …
By Michael Mooney, Exec. Elder Above is an image of the Franklin Reality Model. Notice how everything begins and ends with needs. In between the beginning and the end of the circular cycle are beliefs, reasoning, actions, and outcomes. The implications are that beliefs, reasoning, actions, …
By Michael Mooney, Exec. Elder Management assumes the idea of levels within organizations to which people may be appointed (Shivers-Blackwell, 2006). Yet, leadership caries the idea of individual callings that are not appointed but rather birthed. Over the years it has been a common belief that …
A Christian Perspective of Major Leadership Theories By Michael Mooney, Exec. Elder Personalism Emmanuel Mounier and Karol Wojtyla (Pope John Paul II) have become authoritative figures in the servant leadership philosophy of personalism. This ideology is summarized in its emphasis on the value of human relationships …