National Association of Christian Ministers

Leaders Must Be Accessible

  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 …

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National Association of Christian Ministers

Summary of The Peter Principal

By Michael Mooney, Exec. Elder Why Incompetent People are in Charge The Peter Principle is a concept formulated by Laurence J. Peter in his 1969 book titled “The Peter Principle: Why Things Always Go Wrong.” The principle suggests that in hierarchical organizations, individuals are promoted to …

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National Association of Christian Ministers

How to Make The Right Decision

  By Michael Mooney, NACM Exec. Elder There seems to be a distorted concept that all decisions are “either or” and “right or wrong”. While it is true that some decisions are wrong (such as sin), in many cases of everyday life our decisions are “gray” …

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National Association of Christian Ministers

The False Consensus Effect

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 …

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Mooney’s Smart Discipleship Model

Mooney’s Smart Discipleship Model Using Smartphones to Make Disciples in the 21st Century Abstract This work advances the scientific body of knowledge surrounding three domains of communication: 1) transformational leadership; 2) Christian discipleship; and 3) smartphone/social media interaction. Its aim is to develop an online training …

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