Posts Tagged ‘church leaders’
4 Types Of Thinking That Will Sabotage Your Leadership
Chances are a big chunk of what you’re going to do today in leadership is think. Add a crisis or instability into the mix, and your thinking can easily get tripped up into some well worn but dangerous directions. After all, thinking is a big slice of what any leader is paid to do. You…
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The Top 10 Blog Posts Of 2020 (The Dumpster Fire Year That Gave You A Masters in Crisis Leadership)
2020 has been a dumpster fire of a year. The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated so many trends, created new trends, fuelled a massive disruption and has given all of us the equivalent of a master’s degree in crisis leadership. Which is why I’m so glad we’re in this together. We covered a wide range of…
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Avoid This Big Mistake: Stepping Back Into the Past When You Step Back Into Your Building
So you might already be thinking about what life and ministry will be like when you step back into your building. A few of you might be heading back into your facility this weekend. As America and other parts of the world begin to open again (faster than many expected), there’s more at stake than…
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Half of All Churches Are Instantly Growing. Here’s Why And Here’s What To Do.
Maybe losing access to our buildings as church leaders wasn’t as disastrous as we thought. Church growth just spiked by 300% in the last month. Sure…so much as happened. And as frazzled and exhausted as you might feel in the midst of the current global crisis, a fascinating statistic emerged last week that you…
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5 Quick Things That Can Make a Long Term Difference During Your Second Digital Easter
The Second digital Easter is almost here. You’ve scrambled. Pivoted. Prepared. For a whole year. 🤦♂️ And even if you’re open for in-person gatherings this year (which most, but not all churches are), this Easter is still a digital Easter. At least if you’re passionate about reaching people it is. The more serious you are about…
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So Many Church Leaders Struggle With Their Faith. Here’s Where It Starts.
There’s a secret many leaders won’t readily tell you. One of the most difficult aspects of Christian leadership is keeping your relationship with God fresh and alive. I suppose that’s one of the reasons so many pastors burn out (I write about that here) or an underlying reason so many megachurch pastors keep falling (here…
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4 Things That Shouldn’t Drive Church Growth (And One Thing That Should)
Something’s driving your church. There are a variety of things that drive a church…the challenge for many church leaders is no one is really quite clear on what that is. What drives your church is critical because it impacts everything you do. Ultimately, it directly impacts both your health and your growth as a congregation. As…
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5 Specific Ways The Current Approach to Church Seems Badly Outdated
You open the doors to your church every weekend hoping more people will come (or in some cases, hoping somebody comes) only to discover that, with few exceptions, more people rarely do. That appears to be especially true as churches reopen in the midst of the coronavirus. It can get discouraging, and many leaders wring…
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Jealousy, Envy, Insecurity and the Heart of A Pastor
You’ve felt it. Someone you know (or follow) is experiencing ‘success’ in their lives and leadership in a way you’re not. Maybe their church or ministry is growing faster than yours, or yours isn’t growing at all. Or their marriage looks so much happier than yours. Or…they’re married. And you’re not. Maybe their kids look…
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5 Reasons You Need to Stop Imitating Other Leaders
If you’re like me, you like to track with people who are ahead of you in what they’ve accomplished, both in terms of their lives and in terms of their leadership. Chance are you do this in real life (I hope you have mentors). But the online world has changed the imitation game. Thanks to…
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