by John Wasem | Feb 15, 2013 | Church Leadership, Coaching
Did you happen to see the video by Jefferson Behke entitled “Why I Hate Religion, but Love Jesus” on YouTube? It depicts Behke rhyming about the purity of Jesus and the hypocrisy of the church. It argues that Jesus preached love, but religion is rigid, phony, and...
by Jeremy Schweyer | Oct 26, 2012 | Church Leadership, Church Planting
As a Lead Pastor, you’re responsible for creating a culture that’s serious about reaching people for Christ. Leadership is top down. Your staff (paid or unpaid) are only as strong as you, and your church is only as strong as your staff. This begs the question: What...
by Jeremy Schweyer | May 16, 2012 | Church Leadership, Church Planting, Coaching
If you’ve planted a church, and you’re honest with yourself, really honest, you might admit things have not turned out quite like you had planned. While others around you seem to be doing great things for God – baptizing, adding services, etc., you may still be...
by Charles Hill | Mar 6, 2012 | Church Leadership, Church Planting, Communication / Preaching
Well, that title says it all. You can fill in any words you want for the characters that will no doubt appear anytime you have to make this decision. Wait. Isn’t this a church planting blog? Well yes, and some of you will leave churches to plant or leave plants...
by Mark Batterson | Feb 26, 2012 | Church Leadership
How you handle offense has the potential to make you or break you as a leader. You will offend. The only question is: who will you offend? And you will be offended. The only question is: how will you respond to offense? As God expands your sphere of influence you’ll...
