One of the most difficult aspects of leading a church is staffing. And here’s the mind-numbing problem: it will always be difficult no matter what stage the organization is. For Church Planters... For churchplanters, it’s not just the order of who should...
Everything rises and falls on leadership. As pastors, teachers, and church planters, we should be life-long learners, especially in the area of leadership.
John Wasem Church Health, Church Leadership, Church Revitalization, Pastoral Burnout
The 5% Rule
Mar 4, 2021
Dr. George Calver was the first appointed doctor for the United States Congress. He was hired in 1928 at a time when...
Jeff Hoglen Church Leadership, Church Revitalization, Discipleship
Making Disciples
Feb 11, 2021
Matthew 28:19–20 “Go therefore and make disciples, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the...
Ron Edmondson Church Leadership, Church Revitalization
7 Misunderstandings of the Leadership Vacuum
Feb 2, 2021
Many times a leader can be clueless about the real health of the organization they lead. The best leaders avoid what I...
Bryan Stevenson Church Leadership, Worship
The More Things Change… Part 3
Jan 28, 2021
Balance It has taken lengths of time and pointed intentionality to acquire the aforementioned basic principles in my...
Ed Stetzer Church Leadership, Church Planting, Communication / Preaching
Preach it… With More Than Just Feeling
Jan 21, 2021
Preaching. Countless people have done it and are doing it. And as we all know, there isn’t just one way of doing it....
Ed Stetzer Church Leadership, Church Planting
The Unintended Impact of The Church Planting Industry on Our Evangelistic Impact
Jan 14, 2021
Is church planting still the most effective evangelistic methodology under heaven? I’ve been planting churches since...
Travis Stephens Church Health, Church Leadership
When the Time is Right
Jan 12, 2021
Change is dangerous. It’s been over a decade now since I was called into my very first board meeting. I wasn’t on...
Bryan Stevenson Church Leadership, Worship
The More Things Change… Part 2
Jan 5, 2021
A Matter of the Heart In the middle of the twenty-ninth chapter of Isaiah just before the prophet speaks...
Brian Jones Church Leadership, Communication / Preaching
Finish Your Sermon by 11 a.m. Monday
Dec 29, 2020
I want to show you how you can finish your sermons, every single week, by Monday at 11 a.m. Yes, you heard me right. I...
Leaders Can’t Be Pleasers
Dec 23, 2020
I was having a conversation the other day with an up and coming leader. He was dealing with a very hurtful...
Ron Edmondson Church Leadership
5 Ways Leadership Can’t Be “Normal” Anymore
Dec 17, 2020
Leadership is so much different today than when I first started leading almost 35 years ago. To lead today we must...
Bryan Stevenson Church Leadership, Church Planting, Worship
Small Beginnings
Dec 15, 2020
It was Father’s Day 2001. The weather was perfect. It was a picturesque scene in a community park next to a lake. I...