by Ron Edmondson | Nov 8, 2024 | Church Leadership, Communication / Preaching
Words are powerful. As leaders, the words we use make a difference. A huge difference. In my post about life-giving statements Jesus made, I shared some things Jesus said that can encourage us today. As we seek to be like Him, we have an opportunity within our...
by Brian Jones | Nov 1, 2024 | Church Leadership, Communication / Preaching
I want you to be brutally honest with yourself because how you answer this simple question should determine the focus of your remaining years in ministry. Are you someone who loves to lead, but has to preach? Or are you someone who loves to preach, but has to lead?...
by Steve Sjogren | Jul 3, 2024 | Discipleship, Outreach and Evangelism
For introverts, the notion of outreach can seem not just difficult, but fully impossible to pull off, at least as many understand the notion of outreach. As an outreach introvert myself, I have noted a few pointers in which we can find encouragement. I’m not the...
by Brian Jones | Jun 26, 2024 | Church Leadership
Last night I had a dream that I was sitting in the back seat of a car riding around the streets of 1950s Clearwater, Florida. Everything I saw in my dream had a yellowish tint, like the way the Cohen brothers filmed the movie No Country For Old Men. At some point in...
by Doug Murren | Jun 21, 2024 | Church Growth, Church Health, Church Planting, Featured
What’s a system?  I define a system as the process of developing and leading a church that lays out a process all can easily participate in the church life easily.  A system is an agreed-upon way of behaving and reacting. A good system answers the right questions...