It’s easy to believe that there will come a day when your church will never struggle and you’ll never struggle as a leader. As tempting as that is to believe, it’s just not true. Every church struggles. And every leader struggles. And—yes—even growing churches…
How do you know you haven’t fallen for a leadership myth that simply isn’t true? Answer: sometimes you don’t. Too many leaders hold a few damaging core beliefs that simply aren’t true. Myths are everywhere in our culture. It’s not that…
Aaron Harris knew from the time he was young that he was attracted to other men. After running from the church as a teen he ran back into the church in his twenties, deeply convinced that Jesus is the only way.…
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…
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…
One of the most common questions I hear from church leaders is “How long will it take my church to permanently change?” It’s such a great question because change sometimes feels, well, impossible. You hear a constant stream of complaints…
So you want to bring about change but you’re afraid of the pushback that you know the change will create? Totally understand that. So you’re tempted to do what many leaders have done. Instead of bringing about the deep or…
If there’s one characteristic I see in successful leaders, it’s passion. The more church leaders I connect with, the more I see this trend: leaders of growing churches (and growing organizations) have a white hot passion for their mission. You…
Whether you’re doing a building project or not, building projects can be an opportunity to learn some leadership insights. You learn a lot about yourself, your church or organization and even the culture during something as tangible and intensive as…
Ever wonder what would happen if you got everyone in your church or organization moving in the same direction? For the last seven years, I’ve led a North Point Strategic Partner Church and have learned so much about the benefit…
You’ve heard it said here more than a few times, you are the hardest person you will ever have to lead. How do I know that? Because I’m the hardest person I have to lead. It was 20 years ago…
Find yourself becoming a little more cynical every year as a leader? Few of us decide we’re going to be cynical…we just kind of end up there. How does that happen? How does a heart grow hard? How do you end…