What Would Paul Do?
Okay, I know, I know. It creeps me out too. But it’s difficult to overlook Paul in the roll call of tour guides for the spiritual destiny...
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- Feb 27
- 3 min
Are You Celebrating?
One of the factors that we look for in churches that are plateaued or shrinking is the passion element. Passion is the vital fuel of an...
- Nov 15, 2022
- 2 min
The Secret of Servant Leadership
Of the four essential elements that every leader must exercise—Integrity, Passion, Servanthood, and Imagination—Servanthood seems like it...
- Sep 1, 2021
- 2 min
When To Challenge...
How long has it been since the people in your church, ministry, or organization were challenged with something bigger than themselves?...
- Aug 3, 2021
- 3 min
How To Dream...
After years of working with churches, we’re finding that the Imagination element is typically the least exercised of the four critical...
- Jun 15, 2021
- 3 min
Cincinnati Has A Story...
My hometown of Cincinnati is (in)famous for a number of reasons, not least its name. Hardly anyone can spell it, and few people,...
- May 11, 2021
- 2 min
Spiritual Vitality...and Age
Years ago we identified 4 critical elements all healthy churches practiced, regardless of size or stripe: Integrity: systems, processes,...
- Dec 17, 2020
- 2 min
Flatlining on the Status Quo
At one point in my pastoring, we purchased a demographic study based on a ten-mile radius of our church. It was filled with extremely...
- Jul 7, 2020
- 3 min
Falling in Love, Passion...& Leadership
The love story of Jacob and Rachel in Genesis 29 begins with some serious passion! But somewhere down the road, though, Jacob & Rachel...
- Mar 24, 2020
- 2 min
2 Critical Leadership Skills in a Crisis
How Are You Exercising These in Your Church? In the book Elemental Leaders, we identify 4 critical elements every effective leader must...
- Jan 21, 2020
- 2 min
The Four Elements of Effective Churches
How About a New Way to Measure Healthy Effectiveness? All healthy churches are characterized by four key traits: Integrity, Passion,...
- 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 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...
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