by Ron Edmondson | Feb 28, 2022 | Church Health, Church Leadership
There are some lessons we only learn the hard way. One of them for me has been ways I help creative people on our teams flourish. I used to think when leading creatives, the key was to free them to create. Therefore, I gave huge blank slates, allowed people to dream,...
by Travis Stephens | Feb 24, 2022 | Church Health, Small Church / Rural Church
The friendships within your church are incredibly important. They in large part keep people connected to the church. The better connected people are, the more often they show up, the more likely they serve, the more likely they give, and the more likely they’ll invite...
by Dave Workman | Feb 17, 2022 | Church Health, Church Leadership
The most generalized common complaint I hear about church operations from staff and pastors is: “I hate meetings.” Especially those who consider themselves leaders along the “driven”-spectrum or who are more task-focused. Let’s be honest: most of us really don’t like...
by Ed Stetzer | Feb 8, 2022 | Church Leadership, Church Planting
Over the years, I’ve seen lots of great church-planting practices, and many not-so-great ones. Too many churches open and then close too often because instead of looking to God, they were looking to themselves. Even more unfortunate is the fact that many church plants...
by Ron Edmondson | Jan 13, 2022 | Church Leadership, Church Revitalization
A young pastor was battling the leadership of the church to make changes. He felt part of his call to the church was to make changes, but every change he suggested the leadership of the church resisted. All his efforts to help the church grow again were met with...
