2 Ways to Be a Ridiculously Responsive Person

Everyone expects an immediate response. The smartphone, social media, “push” and “message read” notifications have all accelerated our ability to respond to things and people...

Navigating Pastoral Grief During Covid-19

COVID-19 has introduced countless life-altering adjustments for church leaders. With the inability to perform so many of their responsibilities and passions, many pastors are...

Seeking God’s Wisdom In Graduation

Rest in Me, My child. Give your mind a break from planningand trying to anticipate what will happen. Pray continually,asking My Spirit to take charge...

How to Stop the Strife and Get a Life

Strife knows no boundaries.  People who have everything still fight with each other.  Families who are supposed to be celebrating Christmas still fight! Strife is...

4 Reasons Leaders Need Rest

We are not wired to function without rest. Take a moment and personalize that. YOU are not wired to function without rest. This is true on a...

Chin Up! When You Follow Jesus, You Can’t Lose It All

Jacob, son of Isaac and grandson of Abraham, had twelve sons, including Joseph and the youngest, Benjamin. The ten older brothers had sold Joseph...

5 Questions to Assess Your Maturity

Maturity is one of the eleven competencies that Acts 29 considers essential when assessing church planters. You can explore the Competencies further on the Acts 29...

Seeing God’s Beauty All around Us

“My world is filled with beautiful things; they are meant to be pointers to Me, reminders of My abiding Presence.”– Jesus Calling, June 6 It’s the...

5 Social Media & Email Guidelines for Church Staffs

There is significant power to be leveraged in social media and digital communication. We have seen trends and headlines make celebrities and break leaders....

How to Hire for Cultural Fit (& Not Just a Gut Feeling)

Guest post by William Vanderbloemen My friend Jim may be the single worst person at firing staff that I have ever met. Jim is fairly difficult...
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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...