Convert retreat into advance
This season can reset how we think about ministry at several levels.
How to unlock the one idea that leads to great decision-making
As leaders, we must rise above the all-too normal thoughts that can plague our approach to decision-making.
Minimal church: Where the future church is headed
It is time to revisit the need to simplify. It is time to look at how effective churches of the very near future (like in the next few months) will do only a few things well and eliminate the rest.
Where does church revitalization start?
Church revitalization begins with a change in how the pastor thinks.
The well-placed question is an overlooked leadership tool
As a leader, it seems like I do a lot of telling. I wonder if we sometimes miss how a well-placed question can enhance our leadership.
These 5 beliefs could be stunting your leadership
One of the best ways to ensure a leader's growth is to strip away any outdated and outmoded leadership beliefs. Here are five.
Leadership lessons in the middle of uncertainty
Do you trust God with your current journey, including all the details?
The leader as gardener
You only need to grow one plant to begin seeing parallels between gardening and leadership. Here are a few lessons I have been learning.
The power of looking back
The practice of remembering is a rich spiritual discipline. It can powerfully encourage you in the present.
Words can burn it all down
Words can cause destruction in a church, in a family, in a workplace, in the culture.
3 ways to avoid the perils of clipboard leadership
Clipboard leadership is one of the most demotivating forms of authority you are ever likely to encounter.
8 easy ways to blow it in this next season of ministry
It’ just far too easy to blow it in this next season of ministry and leadership. Here's what not to do.
How to keep worship from becoming monotonous
Leading worship is something most church leaders delegate. Yet it is also something a church leader needs to understand and if required, give leadership to it.
Four ways we can become good neighbors
Right now, more than ever, the church needs to model what it looks like to be good neighbors.
Leading your church to crack open its doors
Leading your church in between "closed" and "open" is uncharted land. Here's how to begin navigating it.
The bottom line for every leader
As Christ-followers, if we were to live out these verses all day, every day, our world would experience amazing healing.
6 leadership tips for re-opening your church
Traversing the "neutral zone" will be hard, but it will be easier if you use these 6 interventions.
Say you’re sorry
Don’t let your sorrow be wasted. Use it to motivate you to find a way to accomplish something purposeful.
11 things I learned the hard way as a pastor
On April 1, 1981, I began full-time ministry. Since then, I’ve thought a lot about my early days as a pastor – both the good and the bad.
What pastors should look for in safe people
Pastors should seek out people with whom they can process the pain that ministry inevitably brings.
