Sometimes people remember how you arrived. They almost always remember how you left. Especially if you leave poorly. This is true when people come to your church and when they leave, as some inevitably do. I was out driving through…
Chances are that if you’re a Christian, your desire is to be more like Christ. That’s great. But are you?How would you know? A Barna study done a few years ago owned me. The survey revealed that 51% of the North…
I’ll start with a simple question: Are you trying to grow your church or reach people? The distinction might be more important than you think. I love growth-minded leaders and I always appreciate pastors who are trying to reach their…
If you’re a leader, you’re contagious. By contagious, I don’t mean the tropical disease kind of contagious (although if you had a tropical disease, I’m sure that would be the case). No, what I mean is that you impact your…
If you’re like me, you love leaders who have a bias for action. If you think about it, leadership has two kinds of personalities: So, how do you create a make-it-happen culture? A culture where your team defaults to action…
You may have noticed something. Over the last few years, church leaders have incessantly focused on “getting people back in the building.” That’s completely understandable, especially given how hard it was to rebuild churches after COVID. No one likes to…
This is a guest post by Denise Craig, CAE CCA. Denise is a strategic leader who is passionate about helping others discover their God-given purpose so they can live and lead well. With over twenty years of personal experience in…
As the saying goes, what got you here won’t get you there. The skills that got you to where you are today in church leadership won’t get you to where you want to be. And that’s never been more true…
Give advice to many church leaders on any topic, and you’ll often hear them say, “You don’t understand. MY church is different.” Then they’ll give you five reasons why their church/city/people/culture is different, so, naturally, the rules or whatever piece…
If you’re reading this, there’s a 92% chance you’re a church leader in a church that sees 250 or fewer people attend your church on a typical Sunday morning. In fact, the small church has become more normative than ever…
Oh my, these are disorienting times. First, the rise in deconstruction, and now a jump in the Exvangelical movement. You’d have to have your head in the sand to miss the fact that many people are leaving the church, and…