13 questions to ask your team
Questions can help leaders go further and do more. Yet, many leaders are unwilling to ask.
Are you a demographic church?
Has God equipped your church to minister to "people like us"?
The two largest groups who have not returned to in-person worship since COVID
When will our churches get back to normal? If "normal" means pre-COVID behavior, we will not return at all. We will, however, experience a new normal. We have to be ready for it when it comes.
Software review: Logos 9 offers extensive updates for this seminary student
An expansive update built on Faithlife's preexisting software, Logos 9 offers user-friendly features to accompany its extensive selection of books, lexicons, and commentaries, which I found especially helpful for my research papers and exam study times.
Exactly what not to say when you’re leading people through change
Most leaders fear change not because they're afraid of change, but because they're afraid it's going to backfire. The truth about change is that it's more mysterious than it needs to be.
Your work can be more than a job
Do you have a job or a calling? A job is something you do, often for compensation. A calling defines who you are and what you are created to do.
Virtual communion? [Video]
In this short video interview, Bob Whitesel explains some of the most creative uses of technology he's seen since the arrival of COVID-19.
Truth that is more than words
Moses experienced God in near-fatal doses. How do you experience him?
The power of speaking people’s names
When we remember to use a person's name, we're saying they are important to us. People feel more respected and valued when they hear their name.
Are you a geographic church?
Exactly who should your church be going out to serve? Usually, there are two options that can be discovered by asking two questions: Question 1: "Has God equipped your church to minister to people in a geographic community?" If you answered yes, you might be a Geographic Church. Geo- means "of an area." This is a church whose ministry has been directed toward people in a geographic area (often those who live nearby). These churches meet the needs of people in one or more geographic communities. Examples: a neighborhood church, a village church, a rural church, a church in a [...]
How to design a powerful start to a great leadership day
What you accomplish in your day is largely driven by the momentum you have when you start the day.
Post-pandemic digital worship strategies
We can foresee the time when it will be safe for people to gather indoors for worship, sitting side-by-side without masks. I don't know of any church that plans to discontinue their online worship at that point in time. But have you defined your post-pandemic digital strategy?
The church planting lie: It’s about numbers!
As an experienced church planter, trainer, and teacher, one of the biggest misnomers I have witnessed is the pressure placed upon the planter or planting team to produce numbers.
5 reasons pastors lack friends
Barna Research discovered that 61% of pastors are lonely and have few close friends. The loneliest people in churches are often pastors. Why is this so?
5 ways to develop as a leader at work
Do you want to grow as a leader but don't have the opportunity to learn new skills and grow in leadership competencies? Is frustration setting in because you are not provided with opportunities to develop as a leader? The following list provides you with ways that you can grow as a leader right now.
7 reasons you must not abandon your online services
As churches return to in-person gatherings, they are abandoning their digital and streaming services. At the very least, they are not giving them the attention they did during the quarantine. It's a big mistake.
The 90-day sprint
There cannot be a strategy unless there is also execution. Otherwise, a strategy is just an idea. Worse, it's a waste of time.
Censoring free speech?
After Facebook removed my biblical post, I have to wonder.
6 reasons you need to be intentional about culture in 2021
Research tells us that a strong and healthy culture leads to greater employee engagement and more growth for your organization. And yet, while 90% of leaders believe that an engagement strategy will have an impact on their success, only 25% of them actually have a plan.
This is a time to innovate the way we get work done
Here are two books that can help you think through and make the most of the unique advantages of remote working.
