As a church leader, you probably have a love-hate relationship with online church. For many leaders, 2020 was either an about-face on online church that found them suddenly embracing it, or it was a quick pivot from a hybrid approach…
“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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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” 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…
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…
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…
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…