3 reasons to kick Robert’s Rules out of your church
I’m not talking about a person in your church, but the book, Robert’s Rules of Order.
Defining the new role of the Baby-Boomer leader
If Baby-Boomer leaders hold the baton of leadership too tightly or too long, the whole team will fall behind.
6 insights about “Nones” and “Dones”
Is this a new trend? How have things changed?
Should I perform my niece’s wedding—she and her fiancé are living together?
As the culture continues to turn away from biblical morality, having certain policies about marriage ceremonies are often considered extreme, legalistic, judgmental, and worse.
Why you lost your pastor . . . again
Here are four possible reasons your leadership didn't stick around.
What is an emerging adult?
A new human life phase is beneficial to both Millennials and the rest of us.
Is your leadership relevant or irrelevant?
Discover these ways to be relevant and irrelevant in your leadership. Where do you land?
8 signs your church may be closing soon
We call it the death spiral. By the time I am contacted about a serious problem in a church, it is often too late.
5 discipleship attributes
How can you recognize a disciple of Jesus Christ?
What do we do with painful stories?
“Sometimes the story God writes is not fun," says Jeff Vines. How do we continue to let God write our story when life hurts?
Shame and religion’s role
The very force that should give life, often kills someone's soul.
8 major changes in churches the past 10 years
Change or die. Such has been the reality of too many congregations.
2 more perils of the internal candidate
This may not solve all of our internal candidacy problems, but God will be glorified if it prevents some of them.
7 personality types of sick churches
Sick churches become dying churches. Dying churches become closed churches.
Is your faith strong enough to survive persecution?
This gut-wrenching account of the persecution of fellow believers should challenge us to do several things.
How to find renewal during the busy months
Sometimes your schedule doesn't slow down—especially as a pastor. Here are tips to refresh yourself in the middle of a hectic calendar.
What’s your definition of culture?
Here is a way to answer that question, and the reason why that answer is key to your organization.
Western Christian cultural entitlement
What if our pluralism and the hostility to all things Christian was exactly what God wants for Christians?
Do you have a “no-man” on your team?
Can you pinpoint the tactical leader on your team? Dr. Bob Whitesel discusses how this type of leader results in a more balanced team.
Finding the right leaders
Hiring can be a daunting task. How will you take your team to the next level?
