Leadership
3 Reasons “The Algorithm” Hates Some of Your Best Content
This post on the algorithms around us is written by Leslie Mack. Leslie is a creative director, singer-songwriter, and communicator from Atlanta, Georgia. I recently interviewed her for ChurchPulse Weekly on how to leverage this crisis to reach the next…
Why You Shouldn’t Quit Ministry Right Now, Even Though You Feel Like It
You’ve probably thought about quitting recently. The data David Kinnaman, President of Barna Group shares weekly on our joint podcast, Church Pulse Weekly, shows that pastors are more discouraged than ever, are worried about much lower effectiveness in their ministry…
What Healthy Churches are Doing to Support Female Leaders During the Pandemic
Today’s post is written by Kadi Cole. Kadi is a top voice leading the church to better develop and support female leaders. She’s also the bestselling author of Developing Female Leaders and is the founder and CEO of Kadi Cole and…
The 5 Kinds of Church Leaders We’re Seeing Right Now (And their Future Prospects)
So you’re trying to make the best decisions you can in a deeply confusing, stressful time, and you’re tired. I get it. I know when I get tired, it’s hard to think straight, let alone sense where the decisions I’m…
How to Lead a Church That Can’t Agree on Anything Right Now
This is probably one of the hardest seasons you’ve ever led through. One of the things that’s making this season particular challenging is that, regardless of ideology, theology or viewpoint, we are more divided and adamant than ever. And, of…
5 Common Mistakes Leaders Make When Setting Goals For Their Team
If you’re like most leaders, you have moments where you get frustrated with your team because they miss goals. It’s never been more important for your team to crush their goals. It’s also never been more difficult. Many teams feel…
Why Going Back To “Normal” Church Seems So Compelling And Can Be So Dangerous
So you would love for everything to go back to normal. Especially at church. I get it. There’s so much about the current disruption that’s unsettling, exhausting, frustrating and challenging that it would be great to throw open the doors…
An Open Letter to Pastors in a Divisive Time
By Mark Clark, Founding Pastor, Village Church Vancouver BC Hey Pastor, I hope you are doing well. But seriously, I do. I know this is a weird time. I have some good news and bad news. I will start with…
5 Transformative Questions To Ask Before You Reopen Your Church (Or After You’ve Done It)
If you’re feeling like the decisions you’re facing as a pastor today are complicated, you’re right. There are so many complex, confusing and uncertain factors that factor into reopening churches in America and around the world that it’s not an…
Want Your Team To Like Their Job? 4 Ways To Create A Better Company Culture
“Want Your Team to Like Their Job?” is written by Jenni Catron. Jenni is a leading voice on how to create world-class organizational culture. Jenni is the Founder and CEO of The 4Sight Group and hosts Lead Culture, part of…
The 3 Kinds of Leaders You See In A Crisis
So, you never signed up to lead through a crisis. And yet, here you are leading in the midst of one. And if you’re not leading through one right now, I can assure you that you will be soon. Our…
My Top 7 Rules For Leading A Digital Team
So, all of a sudden, you’re leading a digital team. For most leaders, that’s a massive change…a change no one prepared them for. In our new era of office closures, social distancing, self-isolation, quarantine, pandemics, and lockdowns, how do you…