Planning for Post-pandemic Hiring
Back in January, our Founder and CEO predicted that 2021 would be a year of unprecedented turnover, calling it the “Great COVID Job Churn.”...
The 3 Main Principles of Servant Leadership
Servant leadership originated with Robert K. Greenleaf. He wrote an essay titled “The Servant as Leader,” in which he laid out his thoughts on...
7 Things to Do When Church Leadership Is Lonely
For me, ministry is most often filled with life change, faithful friends, and much joy. There have been times, though (even recently), when this...
Leaders: Don’t Miss the Power of Symbols In Your Church
My first church was a megachurch of six people. The congregation was small in number, but it felt like a mega task to shepherd...
Six Things I Pray I Won’t Do As a Senior Adult In My Church
For Thom, it’s a present reality, for Sam it’s a prayer for the future. Listen as Thom and Sam discuss the attitudes each pray...
4 Pastoral Mistakes That May Be Leading to Burnout
During the holiday season, it’s easy to make mistakes that cost you in the long run. One of the major consequences of over-programming and neglecting...
Cnlp 469: Mark Sayers on Future Church Trends, How to Lead Through Profoundly Disorienting...
Insights From Mark
1. We’re shifting from a “complicated” world to a “complex” world
Mark Sayers opens the podcast with a fascinating distinction between “complicated” and...
The Number One Missing Ingredient In Church Leadership
In the 1970s, one researcher noted, “There are almost as many different definitions of leadership as there are persons who have attempted to define...
Preparing for Easter – Part 1 by Cody Jones
At the very first SCN XChange I ever attended, Pastor Jim Graff taught a message called “Planning That Produces Life and Peace.” I’m not sure how...
3 Ways Leaders Can Deal with Their Shame
Shame is a powerful and often silent killer of our soul. It has afflicted many pastors and ministry leaders. Edward Welch, author of Shame Interrupted (a...
- Advertisement -
Latest article
5 Ways to Minimize Decision Fatigue
Decision fatigue is a term that describes how a long series of decisions can actually diminish the overall quality of future decisions. Many leaders have unwittingly diminished their...
When Leading Means Disappointing People (and Other Fear of Man Issues)
Leading is an intricate dance between love and discomfort. It’s the constant wondering of what people think, the unspoken desire to please those we...
How to Be a Grateful and Appreciative Leader
As a team member, feeling appreciated beyond the paycheck is important. You put a lot of effort into fulfilling your job requirements, finding things...
