Leadership
How to Stop Throwing Your Team Under the Bus
My guess is that as a leader, you hate it when your team messes up. Who doesn’t? The real test of your leadership and character comes not when your team gets it right but when you or they screw up.…
6 Early Warning Signs of a Toxic Person
You’ve dealt with them before. At your church, as a volunteer, on your staff, and as customers. Toxic people are, well, toxic. An unhealthy person can infect your team like toxins infect the human body. After some exposure, everyone feels…
7 Random (But Important) Leadership Shifts for 2025
Let’s be honest – nothing changes when the calendar flips unless you do. The leadership graveyard is filled with good intentions that never translated into real change. But here’s what I’ve learned after decades of leadership: small shifts can create…
13 Church Leadership Books Every Christian MUST Read
So you’re a reader, but which church leadership books can give you the unique insight you need to make sure not only that the church you lead is healthy… but that you and your team stay healthy? I get asked…
8 Warning Signs Your Church Culture Is Toxic
Every church has a culture. But how do you know if your church culture is toxic? More importantly, how would you know whether you’re creating a toxic church culture as a leader? I’ve interacted with many church leaders (and readers…
How to Respond When Your Church’s Attendance (and Growth) Is Stuck
So, you’ve hit a growth wall in your church: Your attendance is stuck. Every church leader I know wants to reach more people, and almost nobody in leadership (even church leadership) gets into leadership to watch things decline. But it…
10 Easy Ways To Blow Your Leadership and Influence
You realize by now that influence is a precarious thing. What can take years to build can be lost or squandered overnight. Leaders experience this every day, and often, they’re the last to see it. So, how do you lose leadership and influence as a…
5 Critical Insights for Leading a Divided Church in a Partisan Age
If church leaders suffer from PTSD, it likely has something to do with leading their congregation through an election year. Pastor after pastor that I talk to say they are dreading the fall of 2024 and are still tending to…
Does Prayer Work? Why Christians Should Stop Saying It Does.
One reason people stay away from Christianity is not that they don’t know any Christians. It’s often because they do. Our actions and our words as followers of Jesus have the power to attract or repel people from Christianity. The number…
5 Ways Church Technology Alleviates Pastor Burnout
This blog is written by the team at Gloo, offering advanced technology solutions, along with exclusive discounts, to help pastors accomplish tasks more efficiently, effectively, and with less stress. Did you know that 40% of pastors are at a high…
3 Untapped Strategies to Develop Strong Church Leaders
It’s no secret that not many people want to work at a church anymore, which begs the question, “How do you attract and develop strong leaders at your church?“ If it’s left unaddressed, the future of your church and the…
7 Healthy Ways To Resolve Conflict at Church or Work
So you’re dealing with church conflict, and you’re feeling some tension with someone you work with or serve with. Join the club. But rather than let it linger, address it. The stakes are simply too high. I’m increasingly convinced many…