5 reasons your church may want to host fewer worship services
The "more is better” rule does not always hold.
What defines your life?
Something is going to define your life and mine.
Do you have a shoot-for-the-moon leadership?
Every church and ministry should have a compelling, God-given mission that reflects its context.
How changing your mind could be a good thing
Today’s challenge for you is to examine what you think about and see if you need to change your mind.
Do this, not that: Strategies for each of the 7 church sizes
Did you ever feel that your leadership style worked best with certain church sizes?
12 ways to improve team creativity
Brainstorming can often improve creativity when you need many possible ideas.
Don’t let your workplace divert you from God’s plan
Too many people never reach their goal they set for themselves in their workplace.
How to identify when things need to change
The ability to anticipate and to lead through healthy change, before painful change is thrust upon us, is the mark of a good leader.
3 obstacles that hinder church revitalization
Regardless of the current health of your church, it's good to examine church revitalization.
Do you believe God will accomplish amazing things on your journey?
What unexpected heights has God been calling you to?
3 questions to ask about your leadership wake
A leadership wake refers to the impact of those around you as your leadership moves forward. What does your leadership wake look like?
22 tweetable quotes from the 2022 Global Leadership Summit
I’ve been a big fan of the Global Leadership Summit for years. It’s always good to gain new insights, refocus your vision and recharge your passion.
5 stages of a church dropout
It’s painful enough to lose any church members, but it is particularly painful when the church member was highly committed.
How to infuse motivation into your team
Changing the way people feel and think will take time. Here are practical ideas for your team.
Sample chapter from The Art of Leading Change
The heart of the book describes ten perspectives on leading change. In this chapter, author Mike Bonem writes: "Overcoming resistance anchored in traditions can be a challenge in any organization. But in churches, traditions are often infused with theological rationale that gives them even greater power."
7 tips to solidify your mission and vision through branding
Branding is more than a logo. It’s understanding what you’re known for and deciding if that’s what you should be known for.
What it means to “marry your mission”
As pastors and organizational leaders, one of your greatest responsibilities is to keep everyone moving in the right direction.
3 leadership lessons I’m learning
Here are three things I’m learning about leadership that might be helpful to you.
Monday Morning Atheist
For millions of us, work doesn't seem to have a purpose other than a paycheck. Some feel work is a kind of suffering that must be endured. How did work become such an empty, lifeless trade-off?
When you combine patience and perseverance you get . . .
Transforming a team culture or leading a healthy organization, especially in this season, is patient and persistent work.
