by Jeff Hoglen | Mar 31, 2023 | Church Leadership, Pastoral Burnout
As a church planter, you are likely to face discouragement at some point along the way. For example, it can be discouraging when low attendance or finances are an issue. It takes work to remain hopeful and motivated in the face of these challenges. But there are ways...
by Dave Workman | Mar 22, 2023 | Church Leadership
Leadership, by its nature, makes one prone to take hits. Imagine how hard it is to be the U.S. president in these hyper-polarized politicized times: you’re guaranteed that half the population is going to dislike you. You’re bound to take some potshots. No...
by Ron Edmondson | Jan 5, 2023 | Church Leadership, Church Revitalization
The best ideas in an organizational setting often come by getting a group together and throw out random new ideas or ways of doing things. You can usually come up with better solutions if you put the right people in a room and let them throw lots of ideas on the table...
by Steve Sjogren | Nov 10, 2022 | Church Health, Church Leadership, Church Revitalization, Pastoral Burnout
One of the biggest questions you as a leader need to ask is: “Are those who report to me headed in the same direction as me?” That’s a question for everyone who reports to you. No matter where you are now, I recommend you take a motto to heart. In fact, if you...
by Dave Workman | Nov 7, 2022 | Church Leadership, Church Revitalization, Small Church / Rural Church
The present love affair with corporate mission statements must be more than a framed eight-by-twelve well-wordsmithed paragraph hung on a wall. It’s one thing to have a clear focus…and another thing to actually do it. I walked into a fast-food chain...
