by Jeff Hoglen | Jan 11, 2023 | Church Health, Church Leadership, Pastoral Burnout
If you’re a church planter, you know that discouragement can come anytime. Whether it’s due to slow growth, financial struggles, or difficult relationships, discouragement can knock you off your feet and make it hard to keep going. But don’t give up!...
by Steve Sjogren | Dec 29, 2022 | Church Leadership, Coaching
Best Books of 2022. As the saying goes, “readers are leaders“ as well as the reverse of that, “leaders are readers.“ In light of the stack of books I’ve gone through this past year, here are half a dozen standouts. Chatter — The voice in our head and why it...
by Travis Stephens | Dec 16, 2022 | Church Health, Church Leadership, Pastoral Burnout, Small Church / Rural Church
If you look up the definition of margin, you’ll get a few different answers. The edge or border of something. The amount by which a thing is won or falls short. To deposit an amount of money with a broker as security. None of them really communicate what I’m looking...
by Ron Edmondson | Nov 21, 2022 | Church Health, Church Leadership, Pastoral Burnout, Small Church / Rural Church
Want a guaranteed better Thanksgiving? Perhaps even the best Thanksgiving ever? I actually believe Thanksgiving may be one of the most “Christian” holidays we can celebrate. As followers of Christ, we are to give thanks always – and in every situation. We have reason...
by Ron Edmondson | Oct 31, 2022 | Church Health, Church Leadership
Would you rather lead with influence or control? Hopefully, the answer comes easily, but regardless of the answer, it doesn’t always play out that way for many leaders. Let me be honest. I can be a controlling person. It’s part of my character. My StrengthsFinders...
