by Ed Stetzer | Sep 19, 2022 | Church Health, Church Leadership, Pastoral Burnout
My identity has too often been tied to the successes or failures of the ministries that I lead—and too frequently in unhealthy ways. It’s easy to find yourself counting heads at church on a Sunday or eyeing up the funds that were raised on any given week, wishing that...
by Steve Sjogren | Aug 22, 2022 | Church Health, Church Leadership, Coaching
Everybody Needs a Model Or Two To Be Effective ‘PEOPLE NEVER DO WHAT YOU SAY – ONLY WHAT YOU DO …THEN ONLY AFTER YOU HAVE SALTED THEM DOWN…’ What/Who Is An Approximate Leader Metaphor You Relate To? As we venture through life, influential personalities...
by Brian Jones | Aug 16, 2022 | Church Leadership, Church Planting
I’ll never forget sitting down with a seasoned church planter from another denomination who received my direct mail and offered to take me out to lunch for extra encouragement. I proudly laid before him my mission, vision, values, strategy, and a host of other things...
by Ron Edmondson | Aug 11, 2022 | Church Health, Pastoral Burnout, Small Church / Rural Church
Pastors and spouses can find true friends. Really, they can. Of course, people talk. People gossip. People love to share what they hear. And that’s true of what they hear from a pastor too. So, if the pastor talks about personal life, shares a concern – heaven forbid...
by Brian Davis | Aug 5, 2022 | Church Health, Church Leadership, Church Revitalization
Note from CP editor: The following post was written by Brian Davis during the Covid lockdown period. I have been meeting pastors and church leaders over the past several months who are still not meeting face to face. As of this posting August 2022, I am in the...
