Most leaders will experience a burnout of some kind at some point in their journey. For Louie Giglio, that happened in 2008, when he experienced a nervous breakdown during one of the hardest seasons of his life. Now, as the pastor of Passion…
Because you’re a leader, chances are you’re almost too busy to read this post. And yet this is also true: this week you’ll spend way too much time in meetings you don’t need to be in, you don’t want to be in, and…
Very few people utilize humour better than Jon Acuff. I sat down with Jon backstage and asked him for his top tips on making people laugh and about his life as a solo enterpreneur and author. Plus, Jon shares a…
Ever notice the leaders you’re most attracted to tend to be the most grateful? At least that’s true for me. Grateful leaders make the best leaders. And yet being in leadership can make you ungrateful…quickly. You feel a pressure few others…
Ever wonder what it’s like to become the senior leaders in an organization? Ever wonder what it’s like to succeed a successful leader who’s been there for 44 years? Tim Guptill has done both, and tells the story of how…
Of all the things I hear church leaders slip into conversation, one of the most persistent is the opinion that a pastor should never adopt the attitudes or habits of a CEO. Instead, the pastor should be a shepherd and…
The dreams of most leaders of small and even mid-sized organizations often go unrealized. Why? We all make mistakes. Almost daily. Okay, daily. We’re human. Some mistakes go unnoticed. So you take notes and hope not to repeat. But what…
Jerry was doing something rare: leading a growing megachurch in Buffalo NY, when he got tired of running ‘a machine.’ After a year of prayer and study, he decided being an attractional church wasn’t enough, and The Chapel started becoming…
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…
Of all the subjects I deal with on this blog, church size generates a LOT of reaction and emotion. This post on why most churches never break the 200 attendance mark struck a deep nerve. As I outline in my course, Church Growth Masterclass,…
Why do some leaders attract and keep amazing volunteers while others don’t? Sue Miller who effectively led volunteers for several decades shares the pivotal differences between teams that are winning and teams that are losing when it comes to volunteers.…