Break the Slump: How to Leverage Your 2021 Christmas Services to Reach More People

Like many church leaders, you’ve probably been working twice as hard and seeing half the results you’d wanted. That’s a recipe for disappointment, not...

7 Signs of True Strength In a Leader

How do you assess strength in a leader? Character?Stand under pressure?Authority?Discipline?Force of personality? Have you ever wondered why it’s easier to see weakness in a leader...

Don’t Overlook Your Staff During the Holidays

As churches prepare to lead Christmas programming, organizations finalize end-of-year giving initiatives, and schools wrap up the semester, it’s easy for both leaders and...

The Quarter-time Church Member: Five Observations

The Quarter-Time Church Member: Five Observations If your church is typical, over one-half of your members attend one out of four weeks or less. I am...

5 Secrets to Personal Branding

n my book How People Become Famous, I analyze the recipes for success of twelve personalities – the “Geniuses of Self-Marketing” – from Albert Einstein, Arnold...

The Cure for the Common Sermon

“Now when they heard the preaching of Peter and John, they were marveling and began to recognize them as having been with Jesus.”  (A...

5 Shifts Every Leader Needs to Figure Out to Lead Into the Future

What got you here won’t get you there. As much as you know that’s true, especially as you think about the new reality ahead, there’s...

Want a Healthy Ministry? Promote Gratitude.

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever! We here at Vanderbloemen think that the Thanksgiving season is an incredible...

Seven Changes Pastors Plan to Make In 2022

We have heard from pastors more about changes they plan to make than any previous years we can recall. And the changes are good, if...

Setting the Example

Leadership is influence. We must be able to inspire others to action. There are leaders out there who constantly wonder what they can do to...
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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...