Leadership
What Do You Do With Your Wounds, Pastor?
“What Do You Do With Your Wounds, Pastor?” was written by John Mark Comer, the founding pastor of Bridgetown Church in Portland, Oregon. Comer’s latest book – Live No Lies – was a New York Times bestseller, and his new…
12 Disruptive Church Trends That Will Rule 2022 (And The Post-Pandemic Era)
Having been through two excruciating years as a church leader, what can you expect in 2022? As you can see by the sheer number of trends (the most I’ve ever covered in my annual trends series), 2022 is shaping…
The 5 Most Read Blog Posts of 2021
Well, 2021 wasn’t that much of an improvement over 2020, huh? Same polarization. Same declining church attendance trends. Same arguments over working from versus going back to the office. And with a new COVID variant breaking daily reported case records…
Some Reflections on The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill
Like so many leaders in the church space, I listened to The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill podcast, which just recently wrapped up its (near) final episode. To say it was hard to listen to is an understatement. It…
Your New Leadership Challenge: How to Get People to Follow You When You Don’t Know Where You’re Going
How do you get people to follow you when you don’t know where you’re going? That’s kind of the new leadership paradigm we’re in. As the pace of change accelerates and the chaos continues, it’s hard to know what tomorrow…
3 Hard Lessons I Learned in 2021 That I’m Taking Into 2022
Today’s guest post – “3 Hard Lessons I Learned in 2021 That I’m Taking Into 2022” – was written by Mark Batterson. Mark is a New York Times-bestselling author and lead pastor of National Community Church in Washington D.C. His…
Why They’re Not Actually Your Friends (A Hard Truth for Pastors and Leaders)
Over the last year and a bit, I’ve talked to so many leaders who are distraught over how many friends—often people they thought of as close friends—have left their church. And when they left, they also ended the friendship. Friends…
The 6 Biggest Risks of Decline to Your Organization in 2022
“The 6 Biggest Risks of Decline to Your Organization in 2022” is written by Clint Rogers, founder of Pro MediaFire, an organization committed to growing churches, nonprofits, and businesses through digital media. Every organization is at a crossroads coming into…
What Nobody’s Talking About in The Great Resignation
So, The Great Resignation is more than underway, and it’s transforming how leaders lead, and organizations survive, let alone grow. Restaurants and stores have cut back hours because they can’t hire staff. Almost everyone is hiring. And millions of people have…
5 Shifts Every Leader Needs to Figure Out to Lead into the Future
What got you here won’t get you there. As much as you know that’s true, especially as you think about the new reality ahead, there’s probably something inside you that resists that. I promise you there’s something inside me that…
One Question Every Organization Needs to Ask
This post is written by Jeff Henderson. Jeff is a leading voice on how to create and grow momentum for organizations and leaders. He has launched three thriving churches in Atlanta, Georgia, author of the business book, “Know What…
Exhaustion is the Gateway Drug To Moral Failure + 6 Other Shocking Consequences
Leader after leader has told me they’ve never worked harder in their life. What makes working hard more frustrating than ever is that in normal times, hard work brings rewards. Over the few years, though, for most leaders, hard work…