Today’s post is written by Dave Ferguson, Lead Pastor of Community Christian Church, Co-Founder of the New Thing Network and Exponential. Dave Ferguson is an award-winning author, founding and lead pastor of Chicago’s Community Christian Church, a missional multi-site community…
So you likely have some learning goals set for the year ahead. That’s awesome. But the best leaders don’t just learn new things, they unlearn old things that are holding them—and their teams—back. Unlearning a few things might be one…
Mark Clark, pastor of Village Church, one of Canada’s largest and fastest growing churches, is back on the podcast. This time, I talk to Mark about finding a style of apologetics that connects with unchurched, post-Christian, post-modern young Canadians. Plus…
Craig Groeschel has become a virtual leadership encyclopedia. Plus he has a generous spirit and character to match it. In a wide-ranging interview, Craig deconstructs his method for sermon preparation and evaluation, talks about how his 20s and 30s…
The culture continues to change rapidly around you as a leader, and especially as a church leader. If anything, the pace is accelerating, not slowing. The question is: are you and your team ready for all that’s ahead? For the…
2017 was an incredible year of change, in the world, in the church and often, in your life. In this post, I share the Top 10 Leadership Podcast episodes of the year determined by downloads. It’s hard to beleive that…
So here’s a question that sounds a little far-fetched, but hear me out. It’s really not. What would you do if somehow you got 1000 more hours to do meaningful things this year? Would you: Read your kids bedtime stories most…
Jesus wasn’t a blond haired blue eyed suburban teacher, but sometimes we treat him as though he was. Through two very different lenses, Robby Gallaty, an evangelical pastor, and Evan Moffic, a Jewish rabbi, look at the Jewishness of Jesus…
Author, speaker and former ESPN Producer Jason Romano’s dad took him to a football game when Jason was 10 years old. It was the first time Jason realized his dad was an alcoholic. Jason tells the painful story of growing…
It’s a universal tension you feel and almost every leader experiences: The drive to get more done. Maybe you feel the pressure because you’re starting or restarting something, and you know that if you only do more of the same,…
You likely have one of two problems with your calendar. Maybe your calendar looks like a maze from which there’s no escape. You’re so tightly scheduled with meetings, appointments and commitments that your first rest-room break opens up in late…
Today’s post is written by my friend, Tony Morgan, Founder of The UnStuck Group. Tony is founder and chief strategic officer of The Unstuck Group, a company that helps churches get unstuck through consulting and coaching experiences designed to focus…