Mastering the Management Buckets is in the news, on the air, at conferences and on websites. Recently...

July 15, 2010: American Marketing Association (Chicago).  American Marketing Association's 2010 Nonprofit Marketing Conference has invited John to speak at the national event on Oct. 11, 2010. He will present an interactive general session on "Mastering the Management Buckets: Why a Comprehensive Marketing Plan Must Include Key Buckets."

June 25, 2010: News Flash! "Best of the Buckets" one-day workshop just added for July 28, 2010 in Charlotte, N.C., sponsored and hosted by SIM USA. Click here for details.

May 15, 2010: The 5 Drucker Questions. Several clients of John Pearson Associates are now reading Mastering the Management Buckets, along with Peter Drucker's quick-reading book on the five most important questions everyone organization must ask.  To order that book, visit the Results Bucket.

March 15, 2010: Black Enterprise Magazine. A review of Mastering the Management Buckets was featured in the March 2010 edition of Black Enterprise magazine. Maxine B. Baker, president of the African American Nonprofit Network, noted that "The concept of 'bucket filling' is much more efficient than the outdated management notion of juggling balls." Read the article.

March 1, 2010: CCCA InSite Article. John Pearson's cover story article, "Develop, Navigate, Appreciate...Your Staff: Eight Ways to Improve Your Workplace's Genetic Code," was featured in the March/April 2010 issue of CCCA Insite magazine, published by Christian Camp and Conference Association.

Feb. 20, 2010: ECFA Focus Article. ECFA's quarterly newsletter, Focus on Accountabilty (1st Quarter 2010), featured John Pearson's article, "Five Board Governance Trends: Results, Strategy, Assessment, Self-evaluation and Caution." Visit ECFA, the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability.

Feb. 1, 2010: Focus on the Family eNews. John's article, "How to Bless Your Team Members" was featured in the February 2010 issue of Focus on the Family's "BoardLink" eNewsletter. Read the article.

Jan. 21, 2010: ECFA Regional Workshop. John presented a new one-hour workshop, "Goal Alignment: The Missing Link in Leadership Effectiveness," at the ECFA Regional Workshop in Brea, Calif. He also joined Dan Busby, president of ECFA, discussing nonprofit goverance trends. Visit www.ECFA.org.

Dec. 12, 2009: Entrepreneurial Leadership Summit: Feb. 20-23, 2011 in Phoenix. John Pearson, Rick Goossen, Bob Hisrich and Ted Malloch announced today that the Entrpreneurial Leadership Summit for Christian leaders in business, nonprofits and churches, will be held at Thunderbird School of Global Management, Feb. 20-23, 2011, Phoenix, Ariz.  Visit the website for more information. Space is limited.

Nov. 2, 2009: The Hole in Our Gospel. John recently authored the Personal Action Journal (a 42-day journey to make poverty personal) as part of The Hole in Our Gospel Six-Week Quest, based on the book by Richard E. Stearns. The six-week church campaign is a project of CrossSection, founded by Jason Pearson and Doug Martinez.

Oct. 25, 2009: 60 Leaders Integrate the Buckets. Christian Camping International/Canada hosted John at their bi-annual Executive Leadership Institute in Manitoba, Oct. 25-29.  The camp and conference center leaders read Mastering the Management Buckets prior to attending the ELI. One leader told Pearson, "We have two seasons in Manitoba: frostbite and mosquito bite!"

Sept. 21, 2009: Next Buckets Workshop: Oct. 20-21. The only Mastering the Management Buckets Workshop Experience for this fall will be Oct. 20-21 at the Blue Lantern Inn (think spectacular Pacific Ocean views) in Dana Point, Calif.

Aug. 11, 2009: 20 Buckets Summarized in Book Notes. The popular "Book Notes" newsletter and website by David Mays, summarizes all 20 buckets in this five-page review of Mastering the Management Buckets.

July 18, 2009: Buckets Workshops at NACBA. John is presenting the Management Buckets workshop at the National Association of Church Business Administration national convention today in Long Beach, Calif.

June 17, 2009: Buckets Workshops in U.S. and Australia. Check out the dates for Buckets workshops planned yet this year in Orange County, Calif., and Australia.

June 8, 2009: Online Article in CLA eNews. John's 2007 article, "Reaffirming the High Calling of Management and Administration," was included in the June 8, 2009 issue of Christian Leadership Alliance's Member eNewsletter. Download here.

May 1, 2009: Fun Article in InSite Magazine. An article, "Taking Fun Seriously: Creating Hoopla! to Boost Your Camp or Conference Team's Morale," written by John, was published in the May/June 2009 issue of InSite Magazine, the professional journal of Christian Camp and Conference Association. The article was excerpted from a portion of Chapter 10, The Hoopla! Bucket.

April 11, 2009: Radio Interview With Pat Williams. John will be a guest on the  Pat Williams Show on WTLN AM 950 in Orlando, Fla., Saturday at 7:00 p.m. EDT.  The talk radio program is broadcast throughout Central Florida. Listen live via the Internet on April 11. Williams is the senior vice president of the NBA's Orlando Magic. They'll talk about the 20 buckets (competencies) in John's book, Mastering the Management Buckets.

March 27, 2009. CLA Tele-Seminar: 6 Board Best Practices. John presented a one-hour Tele-Seminar today for Christian Leadership Alliance.  Check out the free downloads and board "add-water-and-stir" templates.

Feb. 16, 2009. Smart Supervision.  John Pearson's cover story article, "The Three G's: Gold, Guts and Gaps - Principles for Engaging Your Team Members," was published today in Smart Supervision (Volume VIII, Issue 4, Feb. 16, 2009). Download this issue.

Feb. 7, 2009. First Twitter. Bob Planck gave the book a nice plug on Twitter today.

Jan. 28, 2009: Best Book on Church Management. Nelson Searcy, lead pastor of The Journey Church of the City, New York, N.Y. posted this review on his blog, Church Leader Insights: "In Mastering the Management Buckets, John Pearson brings 30 years of CEO experience and a heart for Christian leaders to the table by outlining the 20 essential areas that must be mastered to become a great manager. I am not exaggerating when I say that this is the best book on Church Management that I’ve read in over a decade, maybe ever.  Pearson is motivational and refreshing in describing the 'buckets' and the 'balls' that must go in them. Every Senior Pastor, Church Planter and Executive Pastor should read this book and they should make it required reading for their high level leadership teams."

Jan. 28, 2009: Buckets Alumnus Benton on Price Is Right! Jim Benton, executive director of Goodwill Rescue Mission, Newark, N.J. (a 2008 Management Buckets Workshop alumnus), appeared on the Price Is Right TV game show, hosted by Drew Carey. Benton--who in real life does an amazing Drew Carey look-alike impression--won a sofa and a watch and huge audience laughs. Watch the YouTube video.

Jan. 14, 2009: Volunteer Bucket Workshop. John Pearson presented an all-new half-day Volunteer Buckets workshop for The Barnabas Group in Newport Beach, Calif., attended by both nonprofit leaders and prospective volunteers in the "Halftime" of their lives.

Jan. 1, 2009: Volunteer Bucket Interview. "Mastering Volunteer Management," an interview with John Pearson, was featured in the January online issue of The Inside Track, published by Church Volunteer Central. To subscribe, visit their website. To download the interview (PDF), click here.

Nov. 10, 2008: Buckets Down Under. Christian Management Australia, our workshop partner in Australia, has announced five dates for the Mastering the Management Buckets Workshop in five cities: Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.  For more information, visit The Workshops Down Under web page or Christian Management Australia.

Nov. 1, 2008: Employee Relations Today. John Pearson's new article using materials from Mastering the Management Buckets, "Great Leaders Are Readers: Five Lifelong Learning Principles for Leaders and New Team Members," was published this month in Employment Relations Today (Volume 35 Issue 3, Pages 1 - 8.).  To order the article online, visit their website.

Oct. 31, 2008: Black Professionals & Small Business Magazine. The Network Journal: Black Professionals and Small Business Magazine reviewed Buckets in their October issue. The reviewer noted, "Presenting this enormous amount of information and strategic advice in small sections eliminates the need to read the entire book, or even an entire chapter, in order to extract management gems. This is great for readers who prefer their information in 'bite-size' portions. Read the entire review.

Oct. 11, 2008: Trinity Magazine. Trinity International University, a community of four schools in the U.S., noted John Pearson's book, Mastering the Management Buckets, in the Fall 2008 issue of Trinity Magazine.  John is a 1970 graduate (M.A.) of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, Ill. When you read Chapter 8, The Culture Bucket, in Pearson's book, you'll see the discussion on core values--with the suggestion you should limit them to four or five. Trinity has five values all beginning with the letter C: 1) Christ centeredness, 2) Comprehensive education, 3) Community, 4) Church connectedness, and 5) Cultural engagement.

Oct. 6, 2008: Barna Boosts Buckets. George Barna's popular eNewsletter, The Barna Update, recommended Mastering the Management Buckets in his enews today. He described the book as "a pragmatic primer on how to best manage the operational needs of a non-profit, be it a church or parachurch entity. This book includes 99 practical applications that can be implemented quickly, easily – and effectively."  For a free subscription, visit The Barna Group.

Oct. 4, 2008: Buckets Workshop Faculty Added. John Pearson Associates, Inc. announced this week that three associates have joined the faculty team as presenters of the Mastering the Management Buckets Workshop Experience.  Gary Bishop, John Bradford and Gary Williams will be adding workshops in North America and Australia. Read their bios.

Sept. 30, 2008: Buckets Media Interviews. John Pearson has enjoyed numerous media interviews this summer and fall, including radio interviews with WHOV-FM (Norfolk, Va. Area), KOGA-FM (Denver area), KFLQ-KWFL (Albuquerque, N.M.), KDTH-AM (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), WEEC-FM (Springfield, Ohio), American Family Radio Network, WCRF-FM (Cleveland, Ohio), KPCL-FM (Albuquerque, N.M.), KKLA-FM (Los Angeles), Star 99.1 - WAWZ-FM (New York, N.Y.), CRN Digital Talk Radio Network, “Inspiration to Change” on 88.7 Way-FM (Southwest Florida)—airing Oct. 5, 2008, and KCTE-AM (Kansas City, Mo.).

Aug. 22, 2008: Bob Buford on Drucker and Buckets.  Bob Buford's article, "Enhancing Yield: Peter Drucker on the impact of Christian nonprofits," in the August/September issue of Outcomes, published by Christian Leadership Alliance, excerpted portions of Buford's foreword to Mastering the Management Buckets. Read the article.

Aug. 15, 2008: Investor's Business Daily.  John Pearson, author of Mastering the Management Buckets, was quoted in "Fire Up Your Employees, an article in Investor's Business Daily, which was also picked up by Yahoo! News. 

Aug. 15, 2008: Pastorpreneur Blog.  Dr. John Jackson, author of Pastorpreneur and God Size Your Church: Beyond Growth for Growth's Sake, recommended Mastering the Management Buckets today on his blog, Pastorpreneur. "I have 13 pages of HAVE TO KEEP quotes from the book," he wrote.

Aug. 15, 2008: Radio Spots Released.  Westar Media Group has released five 60-second radio spots featuring John Pearson on Mastering the Management Buckets.  Visit The (Sound) Bites page to hear John's take on five hot questions, including, "There is so much to know about leadership and management. What if my boss finds out how much I really don't know?"

Aug. 14, 2008: Best Christian Workplaces Institute.  Mastering the Management Buckets was reviewed in the BCWI eNewsletter, The Positive Core...nourishing Christian leaders toward positive personal performance and organizational excellence.  Read the review (PDF).

Aug. 14, 2008: Prophet WITH Honor.  Get this!  John Pearson, a resident of San Clemente, Calif., got a couple of author inches in his hometown paper, San Clemente Times. So a "prophet without honor" is not always true. That's encouraging.

Aug. 12, 2008: KKLA Radio.   John Pearson was interviewed today on KKLA-FM (99.5 FM in Los Angeles) by afternoon drive-time radio host, Frank Pastore. It was John's fourth radio interview today with stations across America. Regal Books' publicist, Pure Publicity, has been keeping John busy all summer!

Aug. 5, 2008: Amazon Kindle Edition.  The Kindle edition of  Mastering the Management Buckets is now available from Amazon.com. Kindle is Amazon's new wireless reading device. Buy a Kindle and you can download the Buckets book via this amazing wireless technology. Out of only 140,000 Kindle books available from Amazon this week, Buckets was ranked at #30,045 today.

July 29, 2008: Earthquake!   BREAKING NEWS!  How's this for irony?  This morning, John Pearson was in his second floor office in San Clemente, California, and the rocking and rolling started. Earthquake!  He was on the phone with a print reporter for an interview on "The Crisis Bucket," one of the 20 buckets in Mastering the Management Buckets. After commenting to the reporter that companies need to "drill, drill and drill again" in the Crisis Bucket (in case of earthquake, flood, fire or other crises), the 5.4 earthquake interrupted the interview! Yikes!  It was the most severe earthquake John has experienced in his 15 years in California. "But, after 21 winters in Chicago, I'll still take my chances here in beautiful Southern Cal," he responded. "We don't need snow shovels here."

July 26, 2008: NACBA Ledger.   "Mastering the Management Buckets: The Five Strategic Balls in the Operations Bucket," (a five-page article by John Pearson) was published in the Summer 2008 issue of NACBA Ledger, a journal of the National Association of Church Business Administration, a professional network of 3,000 church administration leaders from 66 faith groups in America.  "Operations often get a bad rap, " wrote Pearson, "yet a well-functioning church must have gifted people who delight in executing the core competencies in the Operations Bucket."

July 25, 2008: Buckets on the Air!  John Pearson has been scheduled for interviews this month on the following radio stations and print media: WTRM (Virginia), Investor's Business Daily (Los Angeles), WHOV-FM (Virginia), KOGA-FM (Nebraska/Colorado), KFLQ and KWFL (New Mexico), The Debbie Chavez Show (Washington), and Forbes.com.

July 17, 2008: Debbie Chavez Internet Radio.  Listen to John Pearson's July 17 interview with Debbie Chavez on the Debbie Chavez Show.  This unique Internet radio call-in show is archived for anytime listening--and you can download the 40-minute interview from the iTunes store at no charge. Search iTunes for "The Debbie Chavez Show" for July 17, 2008, or visit www.DebbieChavez.com.

July 16, 2008: Religion News Service.  A press release, "Churches and Nonprofits Will Thrive in This Economy by Mastering the 20 Management Buckets," was issued today through Religion News Service to religion editors and writers of the leading North American newspapers and media. Download the press release or read it online at www.ReligionNews.com.

July 15, 2008: Forbes.com.  John Pearson was quoted in Forbes.com today in the online article, "Should I Stay or Should I Go?"  Forbes writer Tara Weiss asked Pearson and others to advise employees whose companies are in financial trouble. Read the article. The article has also been picked up in online publications from Australia to Thailand, including the Times of India online edition.

July 15, 2008: Faith in the Workplace.  ChristianityToday.com's eNewsletter, "Faith in the Workplace," featured Mastering the Management Buckets as a "Recommended Resource" in their July 15, 2008 issue.  To subscribe to this excellent enews, visit www.FaithintheWorkplace.com.

July 1, 2008: Christianity 9 to 5.  Christianity 9 to 5 (TM), the electronic magazine and resource center, published by Professor Michael Zigarelli, featured an excerpt from "The Drucker Bucket" (Chapter 4) in this month's issue on "Christian Leadership." Christianity 9 to 5's mission is "to provide transformational resources that equip Christians to do their job as Jesus would do it." To download a PDF of the Drucker Bucket excerpt by John Pearson, "Essential Lessons from Peter Drucker," check out Issue 32 at Christianity 9 to 5. To order Zigarelli's recent book co-authored with George Babbes, The Minister's MBA, visit the Budget Bucket page.

June 6, 2008: National Publicity Campaign Launched.  Regal Books has selected Pure Publicity to launch the national publicity campaign for the book. Pure Publicity is a full-service marketing and public relations firm with satellite offices in Los Angeles, Nashville and Seattle. Ben Laurro founded Pure Publicity in 2000 while working with many of Hollywood’s most elite celebrities. Download the press release (PDF).

May 31, 2008: Buckets "TV" Commercial.  Check out this short "TV Commercial" featuring the Buckets book! Click here. (With thanks to Jason Pearson)

May 29, 2008: ECFA Top Sellers List.  John Pearson's book is listed as one of four "Top Sellers" in the online ECFA Store at Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability.

May 27, 2008: Reflections from the Lamp (Spring 2008). Tim Bernstein reviews Mastering the Management Buckets in the eNewsletter for the clients and friends of The Dingman Company, Inc., a retained executive search firm devoted exclusively to the process of consulting with clients on matters of executive selection.  He also reviews the book mentioned in the Board Bucket, The Imperfect Board Member, by Jim Brown. Read both reviews.

May 27, 2008: Association of Gospel Rescue Missions. John presented two workshops on Mastering the Management Buckets at the 95th annual convention of the Association of Gospel Rescue Missions, held in Dallas. The convention theme was "Calling All Complainers" from Habakkuk 2:2. (Read it!)

May 1, 2008: Revolution in Generosity. John Pearson's Donor Bucket core competency is quoted in the introduction of this extraordinary new book, Revolution in Generosity: Transforming Stewards to Be Rich Toward God. Dr. Wes Willmer is the general editor. 

April 28, 2008: Amazon.com. Mastering the Management Buckets hit #2 today on Amazon.com's list of "Hot New Releases" in the nonprofit book best-selling category.

April 21, 2008: Christian Leadership Alliance (formerly Christian Management Association). John Pearson presented a one-day Buckets workshop at CLA Dallas 2008.  Order the CDs or MP3s from Dove Conference Services. (Note: the workshop is highly interactive with lots of Q&A that may or may not be on the CDs. It covered 10 buckets.) Pearson was one of several authors featured in a conference flyer and at the book signings at the Dallas conference.

April 9, 2008: Fresh Bread (published by Christian Camping International Worldwide).  Dan Bolin, international director of CCI Worldwide, began his "Fresh Bread" eNews with a quote from the Drucker Bucket chapter.

March 3, 2008: Executive Briefing (published by Christian Camp and Conference Association). READ this two-page interview, "Mastering the 20 Management Buckets" (PDF format), between CCCA President Bob Kobielush and John Pearson. LISTEN to the 14-minute audio interview between Bob and John. It's a great summary of the book. (Click on the audio icon on the PDF.)

Feb. 1, 2008: Focus on Accountability (published by ECFA, Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability). READ this two-page article by John Pearson, "Mastering the Management Buckets: Solving the 'I Don't Know What I Don't Know' Syndrome" (PDF format), from ECFA's First Quarter 2008 print newsletter.

Jan. 30-31, 2008: Christian Stewardship Association National Convention.  John facilitated a Chief Development Officers one-day dialogue and the next day presented an excerpt from the Mastering the Management Buckets Workshop Experience in Albuquerque, N.M. (Note: CSA merged with Christian Management Association in April to form Christian Leadership Alliance.) A CD or MP3 of the buckets workshop is available from Sound Word.

Nov. 26-29, 2007: CCCA National Convention (Christian Camp and Conference Association).  John presented his Management Buckets workshop at CCCA's annual convention in San Diego. A CD or MP3 of the buckets workshop is available from Sound Word.

Nov. 1, 2007: Christian Management Report (published by Christian Management Association). In the November/December 2007 issue, CMA published a brief excerpt from Chapter 1, "The Results Bucket."