Leadership
10 Best Practices of Super Healthy Leaders
What do you need to become a super healthy leader over the long haul? Too many leaders get discouraged, drained, and defeated over the long haul in leadership. None of them set out to end up that way, but without careful…
3 Crucial Differences Between Reaching People and Transfer Growth
I’ll start with a simple question: Are you trying to grow your church or reach people? The distinction might be more important than you think. I love growth-minded leaders and I always appreciate pastors who are trying to reach their…
You’re Contagious: What You Need To Know About Being an Effective Leader
If you’re a leader, you’re contagious. By contagious, I don’t mean the tropical disease kind of contagious (although if you had a tropical disease, I’m sure that would be the case). No, what I mean is that you impact your…
12 Ways to Escape the Leadership Void Ahead (And Why It’s Important)
This is a guest post by Denise Craig, CAE CCA. Denise is a strategic leader who is passionate about helping others discover their God-given purpose so they can live and lead well. With over twenty years of personal experience in…
7 Critical Skills for Church Leadership: Building a Future-Ready Ministry
As the saying goes, what got you here won’t get you there. The skills that got you to where you are today in church leadership won’t get you to where you want to be. And that’s never been more true…
Wish You Had a Stronger Social Media Presence? Try This.
If you’re trying to get heard on social media, you know how frustrating that can be to build that presence online. Whether you’re running your personal account or the social accounts for your church, you think you have a great…
Why Your Church Isn’t Really That Different After All (Despite What You Think)
Give advice to many church leaders on any topic, and you’ll often hear them say, “You don’t understand. MY church is different.” Then they’ll give you five reasons why their church/city/people/culture is different, so, naturally, the rules or whatever piece…
Why I’m Not an Exvangelical
Oh my, these are disorienting times. First, the rise in deconstruction, and now a jump in the Exvangelical movement. You’d have to have your head in the sand to miss the fact that many people are leaving the church, and…
It’s Time to Break Free From the Cover Band Model of Church Leadership
The church today is full of people (pastors, worship leaders, etc.) trying to be someone else — and it’s time to break free from the cover band model of church leadership. Maybe you can relate to how we got here. …
5 Shifts Every Pastor Needs to Make When It Comes To AI This Year
Pastors and church leaders seem to be developing a curious relationship with AI. They generally don’t use it, but almost everyone has an opinion about it. According to a Gloo/Barna survey, only 19% of pastors use AI daily or weekly.…
How to Find (and Work With) a Virtual Assistant
With hybrid work becoming the norm, you’re probably more open to hiring remote staff than ever. So today, I want to share some of my top tips on how to find (and work with) a Virtual Assistant. If you’re here…
How to Start a Ministry: 7 Missteps to Avoid
When it comes to starting a ministry, I can’t tell you the number of times I thought, “I wish somebody had taught me this in seminary before starting a ministry.” Don’t get me wrong – I’m exceptionally grateful for the…