Vibe. Yep, It's Vital.
How aware are you of your church’s vibe? In bringing people who are estranged from God back to Him, there are only two ways we approach...
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- Jun 17, 2019
- 2 min
3 Biggest Misses in Strategic Planning
So you've finally gone through the process of developing a 12-to-18 month strategic plan with your leadership team. But do you know what...
- Jun 15, 2019
- 2 min
Is Your Church A One-Generation Effort?
"The leader’s unique legacy is the creation of valued institutions that survive over time." The New Testament doesn’t say much about...
- Jun 15, 2019
- 2 min
Are You "Creativity-Challenged"?
You Don't Have To Be An "Artist" To Be Imaginative I’m convinced that the power of imagination and creativity is too often overlooked in...
- Jun 15, 2019
- 4 min
4 Reasons Why Pastoring Is So Hard
Over half the pastors in the U.S. find the job overwhelming. Why? For years while I led a church, I’d meet other pastors who would talk...
- Jun 14, 2019
- 3 min
Are You An Elemental Leader?
The 4 Fundamental Factors for Effective Leadership Over the decades, I’ve had some good bosses and some not-so-good bosses. And...
- Jun 14, 2019
- 2 min
Eating Cheeseburgers With A Coat On
So Who Are We Serving? Some years back I walked into a fast-food restaurant that was freezing. People were eating with their coats on. I...
- Jun 14, 2019
- 2 min
4 Critical Questions Before Writing Your Sermon
Every Good Message Begins With Thinking About The Questions First Over the last thirty years, I’ve spoken in some capacity—whether...
- Jun 14, 2019
- 2 min
4 Stages of Organizational Focus
A Different Organizational Focus Is Critical As Your Church Grows Many of the churches we work with struggle with systems. The leaders...
- Jun 13, 2019
- 3 min
The Art & Science of Changing Service Times
Are Your Service Times Optimal to Reach New People? Recently in coaching a great church in the Columbus Ohio metro area—The Church Next...
- Jun 13, 2019
- 3 min
Do You Like What You're Doing Now?
...And Why Do You Do What You Do? After being in some outreach-oriented ministry from the time Jesus captured my heart way back in the...
- Jun 13, 2019
- 2 min
What Does Leadership Demand Emotionally?
Balancing Compartmentalization With Transparency If you’ve ever had a boss that you enjoyed working long, hard hours for, what made them...
- Jun 13, 2019
- 3 min
The Success in Succession
Are You Future-Thinking? There’s been a lot written about senior pastors’ transition and succession, particularly as Boomers are in the...
- Jun 12, 2019
- 2 min
How Love Creates an Outward Focus
Loved People Love Others I’ve noticed that Christians who have developed an outward-focused approach to life tend to deeply believe that...
- Jun 12, 2019
- 2 min
The Power Paradox
Maybe it’s time we leaders reconsider how we think about power. In relationships. In politics. In culture. In organizations. About...
- Jun 12, 2019
- 2 min
Why Plan a Year of Sermons?
Powerful Things Happen When "Mission" Meets "Messages" In An Intentional Way For pastors, I think it’s smart to have an overview of an...
- Jun 10, 2019
- 2 min
You’ve Probably Been Operating In Your Calling For Some Time
YOU MAY BE LEADING…AND DON’T EVEN REALIZE IT! Eons ago I played in a little vocal-driven acoustic group consisting of a steel-six-string...
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