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CNLP 193: Clay Scroggins on How the Digital Disruption is Changing Everything For Churches and Businesses
There’s no question we’re undergoing one of the biggest transformations in history, but the digital disruption that’s happening around us every day has caught most church and business leaders off guard. Clay talks about how large and small organizations are missing out on one of the greatest opportunities there is, and some ideas on how…
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CNLP 185: Greg Atkinson on How First Time Guests Get Alienated by Your Church Services
Greg Atkinson returns to the podcast after a very popular first interview about how most churches lose guests within the first ten minutes of a visit. In case you missed it, check out Episode 132 and this blog post outlining how to lose a first time guest in 10 minutes or less. In today’s conversation, Greg walks…
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CNLP 181: Brad Lomenick on Trends in Church Attendance, Online Engagement, Cool Churches, and Isolation in Leadership
Brad Lomenick is back on the podcast and sits down with Carey Nieuwhof for a roundtable to discuss a number of trends in the church: church attendance, online engagement, the morphing of cool church, isolation in leadership and much more. Plus, Brad and Carey talk about the vision behind the Rethink Leadership event happening in…
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8 Ways Church Leaders Can Use Periscope to Aid Your Mission
Today’s guest post on Periscope is by Rich Birch of Unseminary.com and the Unseminary Podcast. Rich was also a guest on Episode 8 of my podcast. Scroll down the bottom to learn more about Rich and get a free ministry magazine with some of Rich’s best content. ____ Periscope is a live video-streaming app for iOS and Android smartphones. Twitter purchased…
Read MoreEver Wish You Could Pick the Brain of Your Favourite Leaders? (I've Got a Brand New Podcast Coming!)
As you’ve heard me mention all summer, we have exciting things planned to help you lead like never before. And one of them is this. I’ll be launching a brand new podcast next month. You can subscribe right now to get access to exclusive content and new episodes. Can I tell you why I’m so excited…
Read MoreWhy Shrinking Attention Spans Are a Myth (And 5 Ways to Fight Them)
As a leader, you fight for people’s attention. If you don’t have their attention, you don’t have influence. And if you have no influence, you’re not leading. So having people’s attention is critical. How do you get it? That’s a great question. And the emerging consensus today is that you need to be shorter because people’s…
Read MoreTop 10 Ways Leaders Waste Time (And 10 Time Hacks to Help You)
When was the last time you complained about not having enough to do and more than enough time to do it in? Exactly. Almost every leader I know struggles with finding the time to get it all done. I do too. So what helps? And what hurts? One of the best things you can do…
Read More5 Ways To Make Your Content More Compelling, Clickable (and Maybe Even Go Viral)
What makes you click? Or read? Or listen? Or, better yet, share a message with your friends? Ever wonder that? Me too. Whether you’re writing a message for Sunday, a blog post, a conference workshop, your notes for hosting an event or even writing an email you hope won’t instantly trigger the delete key, we…
Read MoreThe Pros and Cons of a Celebrity Pastor Culture
Without a doubt, we live in a celebrity culture. It’s interesting that we can be fascinated with people we’ll never meet and who likely have little desire to meet us. But we are. And in the last decade, celebrity culture has taken hold in the church. The burning question: is it good for us? …
Read MoreWhy All Future Leaders Will Be Great Conversationalists
Sometimes there’s a revolution going on and you can sense it, but you can’t quite name it. Almost every leader is caught in one of those moments right now. How you lead—and how you need to lead to in order to be relevant—is changing, fast. A generation ago, a leader was regarded as an expert.…
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