Video: How churches can be strategic about post-pandemic giving
In this week's video, Bob talks with his pastor about strategic options for churches when it comes to post-pandemic giving.
Rethinking a church’s strategy for inviting the community in
For decades, many church strategies have been built around getting people in the community to come to your church.
How to be the calm in the storm
Keep these in focus when making decisions in crises.
Why organizations need to define their philosophy of leadership
If leadership approaches are wildly inconsistent, it can create confusion. If leadership styles conflict with organizational values or culture, you get problems. What's the solution?
When the next step isn’t always the best step
Are you keeping this in mind as you take your next steps?
You are a leader: Is it hard to get people to follow?
How do you lead in a culture of distrust?
4 leadership traits great leaders develop
Most people cannot lead but refuse to follow.
Journeying toward the leader you want to be
You are navigating the lake called life. In it are a number of variables that seek to keep you off course to your destination.
5 tips that could be hurting your leadership
What you believe as a leader will ultimately determine who you become as a leader.
Planning from the heart
As Christian leaders, we should begin the exercise of business visioning, strategy and planning with the capacity God has created in each of us to do these things from our heart.
The true value of our work
So often, our focus centers on tasks rather than on relationships. Yet, the true value of our work is found in people.
3 leadership skills to master in 2022
If ministry in this new season calls for a different kind of leadership, what are the skills that leaders need to master?
A leadership talk with John Maxwell I’ll never forget
I am a great believer in "growing while you’re going," and "learning while you're listening."
3 ways to gain greater clarity in complexity
What a wonder it is that something so complex allows us to see so clearly.
4 ways we kill vision
Identifying or clarifying vision often feels elusive, confusing or frustrating for many people. But, it doesn't have to be.
The real role of values, vision and mission
In most organizations, reading the values, vision, and mission statement feels like reading the back of a dinner menu.
How to find greater meaning and mission in your work
What does it look like to commune with God during our work day?
Why love is important in leadership
We’re not talking about romantic love and leadership. No, we’re talking about caring for your people and treating them with respect.
Why freedom is worth dying for
Most Americans don’t really appreciate freedom simply because we’ve never been without it.
How to be a person of influence
It has been said that, “It is always easy to do right when you know ahead of time what you stand for.”
