Christians, Lose the Naivete. This World Is Not Your Friend.
Is this vile world a friend to grace, to lead me on to God? (Isaac Watts)
God’s children keep getting surprised.
On a state or secular...
How to Have Hard Conversations with Your Staff
As a leader, addressing an employee’s fluctuating performance or initiating a conversation about termination is an undesirable part of the job. However, these conversations don't have...
Faith’s Influence Over Your World
But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all; And charged them that...
7 Steps to Structure Your Guest Follow Up Process
In a recent post, I talked about the importance of following up with first-time guests (FTGs). On either side of that process, there are often...
13 Signs Your Church Is Dying
How do you know if your church is dying?
It’s a question that all leaders should ask – even leaders of growing churches.
As with almost...
4 Compelling Reasons to Share with Your Congregation About Serving In Children’s Ministry
Throughout my 22 years of pastoral work, finding volunteers for children’s ministry was a constant struggle. The Children’s Ministers that served on my staff...
6 Ways to Build Community In Your Leadership Team
God created us to live and work in community. The more community we experience, the stronger our teams. Highly productive teams often exude strong...
How to Lead Your Regathering at Church by Mark Harrell
Can I ask, as a pastor and leader what are you doing to grow yourself amid your current season? It all starts with you...
How Church Leaders Can Mobilize Their Churches for Community Ministry
It’s exciting to see many churches embracing community and missional ministry more than ever. When I grew up, I can’t remember being challenged to...
The Biggest Failure of Most Pastors
The four-year-old who says, “I can do it by myself” has a lot in common with the typical pastor.
Pastors are notorious for their lone...
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The Chrino: Christian In Name Only
Nearly seven out of ten (69%, Cultural Research Center) of American adults self-identify as a Christian. With an adult population (18 years and older)...
5 Tips for Leading Effective Meetings
What do you think of when you think of a business meeting? Is it a time to be productive? Or is it a time...
Sometimes We Lead; Sometimes We Follow.
That the leaders led in Israel, and that the people volunteered, O bless the Lord. (Judges 5:2)
No one is a leader all the time...
