How to know when it’s time to prune or finish
Overall, it takes more nerve to lay something to rest than it takes to start something new.
3 crucial words for every Christian leader
Loving, judging and truth-telling are critical aspects of effective biblical leadership. But how do we balance them correctly?
The 4 ways conflict can quickly improve your life and business
Whether at home or in business, conflict is unavoidable.
Showing hospitality to strangers
I got an unusual phone call many years ago. "Are you the minister of Southeast Christian Church?" the caller asked. When I answered affirmatively, he explained his unusual predicament.
5 lies church communicators believe
Stop copying what other churches are doing.
Moving our congregations to more effective evangelism
Too often, people view the connection between discipleship and evangelism in one of two ways: either they inseparably lump them into one category, or one gets relegated to the wastelands of our faith life.
5 surprising ways that “I’m so busy” is a credibility killer
One of the most effective leaders I've ever known was highly productive, and yet operated at a pace that was somehow both urgent and yet unhurried.
Reclaiming stewardship
How could this reclaimed definition of stewardship transform the way you lead in business?
How self-leadership impacts your role
One of the essential truths that any good leader needs to learn is that leadership begins with you. If you can't lead yourself, you can't lead others.
4 ways to lead with integrity
We must be people of integrity. The world is watching how we respond to the tests and trials in our lives. We either draw people to Jesus or repel them with our lack of integrity.
Wondering what happened to your congregation?
The parable of the sower in Matthew 13 helps prepare church leaders for the sad reality that not all Christians will remain faithful.
6 ways to encourage your pastor
Being a pastor is a high calling, yet they often face loneliness and discouragement.
Keeping watch for the Pharisees of today
If we were to reword priesthood of all believers to pastorhood of all believers, we would likely have a better understanding of the meaning of this idea for today.
3 steps to scratch a congregation’s itches
Effective church communication is all about scratching itches (or helping them scratch the itch).
Why consumer church members leave your church
"I'm not getting fed." It's one of the most common complaints of church members looking for excuses to leave a church.
4 ways to put church preferences in their proper place
Giving up your preferences and reminding your congregation to do the same is not an easy road, but it is worth it for the sake of the gospel.
4 questions for the 2021 grads in your life
Pastors may consider adapting these thought-provoking questions and answers when they address their congregations' grads in a sermon or in written recognition.
What is a leader’s responsibility when conflict occurs?
Good leaders recognize that the majority of the conflicts in their organization can be prevented or resolved by employing these six practices.
The heart of a leader
Brittany Rust shares the three heart postures and attributes necessary for healthy and effective leadership. (This is a snippet from Brittany's online leadership course for women, Leading and Loving From the Woman's Heart. To learn more, visit brittanyrust.com.)
The big church leadership mistake of 2021 (that you can still avoid)
As hard as the last year has been, you've learned so much in this disruption that to simply re-embrace what was will destroy what can be.
