There are few better friends for a leader than self-awareness. You’ve seen leaders who think they’re doing great when, in fact, everyone around them begs to differ. How do you not become that leader? One of the best things you…
Here’s a leadership secret. Almost anyone who has ever led anything significant has felt like they’re in over their head at one point or another. You might be there right now. I hear from young leaders all the time or leaders…
One of the frequent criticisms I hear of churches that are trying to reach people who don’t attend church is that they fail to make ‘disciples’. Honestly, this is a criticism that, off and on, has been levied at our ministry for…
Everyone talks about reaching the next generation of young adults. But what really makes a church effective in reaching the next generation? I’ve visited a few churches that are doing a fantastic job at reaching 18-30-year-olds—a vastly under-represented demographic in most…
One of the problems I struggled with for years in leadership was taking every leadership triumph or set back so personally. I let the dynamics of leadership go to my head and heart too often. My spirits soared when things…
There are at least 7 things in leadership there will never be enough time for…unless, of course, you make it. And smart leaders do. My guess is that whenever you read this, you’re already feeling pinched for time and a bit overwhelmed.…
It’s one thing to develop great strategy for effective ministry, but it’s quite another to stay personally healthy and passionate in the midst of leading one of the fastest growing churches in the world. Craig Groeschel gets personal as he…
I’ve heard it so many times. Well, we’re just being faithful. Sometimes I just want to look them in the eye and say, No, you’re not being faithful. You’re being ________(fill in the blank with whatever is a more accurate description…
In all the conversation among church leaders about the future of the church and declining attendance, the question remains, how’s your church doing? Sometimes that can be difficult to discern. Unless you’re in a free fall right now, it can…
If you’re breathing, you know our culture is changing and that the church is undergoing a massive transition. The question is, what do you do about that? How do you lead in the midst of it? And if you’re leading a church,…
In June 2015, the US Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples can marry in all 50 states, setting off a flurry of reaction by Christians and virtually everyone else on social media and beyond. Ed Stetzer wrote a helpful background post to the…
Twice this week so far, I’ve heard of church leaders who are moving out of leadership because they had affairs. Last weekend, another well known pastor had to step down after admitting to having had an affair. Yesterday I got a…