by Charles Ridley | Jan 10, 2025 | Church Leadership, Church Planting, Church Revitalization
What is the relationship between making disciples and carpentry? To those who are unfamiliar with the Gospels, there is no apparent relationship. To those who are familiar, the obvious answer is that Jesus was both a disciple maker and carpenter. Exactly what he built...
by Dave Workman | Sep 23, 2024 | Church Leadership, Discipleship
In a recent email blast to subscribers (www.elementalgroup.org), I asked for a response to a simple question: As a pastor or leader of an organization, what is the most challenging issue you’re currently dealing with? I suggested some of the typical pain points and...
by Joe Miller | May 17, 2024 | Church Leadership, Church Planting
One of the things that has surprised me most over the years is how little we put Faith at the center of our church planter training. Yes, faith is a part of the culture, and it is always “assumed”, but there is not always a lot of training on how to lead...
by Ron Edmondson | Mar 29, 2024 | Church Leadership, Church Revitalization, Coaching
Sorry if the title is crude. No implication about anyone here. But leadership development may not be as difficult as we often make it out to be. So why not share the oversimplified version? The dummy version. One of the number one questions I get about leadership is...
by Ron Edmondson | Dec 4, 2023 | Church Growth, Church Planting, Church Revitalization
I came close to titling these “essential” skills, but I knew that was unfair. God grows churches and He works through all different types of people. I have heard great pastors say — “I know how to teach and care for the people, but I’m not always sure how to lead.”...
