by Ron Edmondson | Jan 18, 2023 | Church Health, Church Leadership, Coaching
I once worked with a guy who said to me, “I don’t think you’ve ever heard an idea you didn’t like”. He was right. I know about myself as a leader that I can be guilty of having a million “good” ideas. I also know that can be dangerous as a leader. I’m a...
by Dave Jacobs | Nov 28, 2022 | Church Leadership, Church Planting, Church Revitalization, Pastoral Burnout
I’ve planted three churches. One in my early 20’s, one in my late 20’s, and my final one after I had just turned 40. The funny thing about getting older is that you seem to know less than you did when you were younger. Now I know that not all church planters are in...
by Artie Davis | Jul 7, 2022 | Church Leadership, Church Planting
I have been doing some form of pastoring for almost 30 years, and I have certainly been a sucky pastor on many occasions…so I hope you can learn from my failures and use them too… #1 I was a sucky pastor when I…Allowed myself to get burned out I forgot...
by Ron Edmondson | May 16, 2022 | Church Leadership, Pastoral Burnout
I’m convinced the biggest battle in leadership is often within the emotions of a leader – and equally powerful – the emotions of those we lead. The biggest battle in leadership is a battle against emotions. The hardest part of leadership is not making the difficult...
by Rice Broocks | Apr 25, 2022 | Church Planting, Church Revitalization, Outreach and Evangelism
The title of this blog could also be – “You don’t have to know a drowning person to save their life.” There has been an enormous emphasis placed on the need for relationship with people as the prerequisite for evangelism. So much so that some go as far as saying...
