3 misbeliefs about God’s role as you lead
How do you view God’s part as you live out of a leadership position? Here are three perils to modern leadership and the flaws within these misbeliefs.
7 tips for introducing new ideas
Most attempts to introduce a new idea will not start the church on a new life-cycle, but rather split it into two smaller groups of which neither will survive.
Why churches need blue-ocean strategies
Being strategic has to do with your audience. What is your strategy and who does it involve?
Your leadership style under pressure
I’ve become convinced that leaders have a fallback behavior on which they rely when they are uncertain, conflicted and/or under pressure.
Nurturing millennial leadership attitudes
How does leadership look different today? Here are three attitudes and how they could benefit your ministry.
3 perils of modern leadership
Leadership is an interdependent mixture of intuition, experience, and inspiration. When it comes to modern leadership, here are some obstacles that get in the way.
What makes a visionary leader?
Explore the characteristics of strategic leadership. Who models this on your church's team?
Exploring the newness people crave
People usually sense a need for change immediately prior to the point of spiritual transformation. If God intends spiritual reconnection to be a reaction to crises, then how do we help people in the midst of crisis?
Why I don’t have a problem with segregated worship services, if reconciliation takes place at 11:30
It has been said that “10:30 on Sunday morning is the most segregated time of the week.” I don’t have a problem with that if 11:30 is the most integrated time.
How spiritual transformation (conversion) is pivotal in ministry balance
Transformation is not an optional prescription for the church, but pivotal upon which God intends the other ministry aspects to be built and balanced.
Fostering unity and diversity through learning
Creating an uncommon church that has both unity and diversity is a rarity. However, developing learners may be the key that takes your church in that direction.
Agenda questions to nurture leaders
Let’s look at some agenda questions that can stimulate spiritual discussion and learning.
Linking learners to the church community
Churches often mistake going, baptizing, and teaching (the hows) for the goal of making active, ongoing learners. So, with this in mind, let’s look at the hows of making active, ongoing learners.
What is the goal of the church?
I often ask my client churches to honestly tell me what they perceive as their church’s primary goal. This is not a scientific poll because these churches need to grow and they realize this (or they wouldn’t be hiring a church growth consultant). But their answers may mirror yours.
Why my dad stopped going to church
What leadership styles do you have in your church?
Locate your focus in small groups
Since large gatherings can create excitement and attention, they often overshadow the key discipleship venue of small groups. To combat this, leaders must ensure that the church’s emphasis upon small groups is highlighted noticeably in official statements.
What is this talk about missional?
These are missional patterns that almost any church would want to embrace. But many people first react negatively toward the missional term because it is new and they do not fully know its meaning.
The cure for groups is S.M.A.L.L.
When it comes to groups, the cure is spelled: S.M.A.L.L., and the first step is surveying the types of groups you already have.
How to avoid a church split when introducing a new idea
For 20-plus years I have studied how to successfully employ intervention events. Here are my top seven tips for successfully doing so.
Why small groups work
The pages of history show ways small groups have been used. Learn how and why small groups promote both discipleship and church growth.
