Why Do People Listen to You?
You work hard to prepare the talks and sermons you deliver.
You pray and anticipate life change, but the often-overlooked question is, what keeps someone...
Five Reasons Why Decreasing the Number of Worship Services Might Be the Best Move
For years, the conventional wisdom has been that increasing the number of worship services is the best path to go. You rarely heard leaders...
Recruiting and Taking Care of Volunteers This Holiday Season
With the holiday season in full swing, capable volunteers are in high demand because it is no secret that churches rely on volunteers to...
How a Preacher Can Know If He’s Lazy
This should be a no-brainer, but apparently, it’s not.
I wrote an article for this website called “Things the Lazy Pastor Doesn’t Know–But is About...
10 “different” Church Numbers That Deserve Your Attention
Numbers are important but don’t feel very spiritual, so we can sometimes miss their significance.
And assessing the health and growth of your church by...
6 Sustaining Lifelines for Leaders
The path of leadership is never constant; there are always highs and lows, good days and bad days. The challenge is to remain consistent through it...
How Well Do You Value Your Leadership Team? 5 Must Do’s
Great teams feel valued by those who lead them.
Teams that don’t feel valued often simply go through the motions which dampens motivation and decreases...
The Various Voices a Pastor Must Use to Communicate
You’ve likely heard the adage. How you communicate is an essential component of what you communicate. Content is critical, but so is delivery. Finding the voice in which...
When Church Isn’t Fun Any More
My journal records one of those pressurized times in a church I served some years back.
Consider that the church was still recovering from a...
The Glue That Makes Great Teams Great: Permission to Play Values
Every great organization shares common values unique to them. Whether it’s a church, a para-church organization, or a business, prevailing teams know and breathe...