Posts Tagged ‘staff’
CNLP 133: Todd Adkins on Why Most Churches Do a Bad Job at Leadership Development and How to Turn That Around
The vast majority of churches struggle to recruit and keep volunteers and even staff. As a result, they can’t grow or expand. Todd Adkins explains why most church leaders struggle to develop leaders and explains how to turn that around. Welcome to Episode 133 of the podcast. Guest Links: Todd Adkins Todd on Twitter LifeWay Leadership on…
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5 Ways To Convince Your Boss You’re Right
If you were in charge, everything would be different, wouldn’t it? But you’re not. At least not yet. You think you’re right (you have some great ideas). And you’ll do anything to convince your boss to do what you think your church or organization needs to do. Which leads us to the big question. How…
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How to Tell Who You Can Truly Trust in Leadership
So who can you trust… mean truly trust in leadership? You’ve trusted people you thought you could trust, only to be disappointed or get burned (sometimes badly). You’ve decided not to trust someone, only to realize you were wrong and he or she was completely trustworthy, and you missed a great opportunity to grow your team. Trusting people…
Read More5 Things Long Term Leaders Master (And Quitters Never Do)
Very rarely does success come from jumping from one venture to another every few years. And very rarely does long term impact happen from short term tenure. And yet in ministry and in life, people often jump from venture to venture or church to church hoping the next fit is better than the last fit,…
Read More3 Leadership Secrets That Can Help Young Leaders Gain an Edge
We have had a lot of young leaders join our team over the last few years, some straight out of school. I absolutely love working with young leaders, but one of the challenges is helping them acclimatize to working in a team setting with others. Over the last few years, we’ve discovered a few key practices (call them…
Read More5 Reasons You Need to Stay In Your Leadership Role Longer Than You Want To
Maybe you’re thinking of leaving. You’re thinking: I’ve done everything I can here. I’m not sure there’s much room left to grow. A change of venue will bring greater opportunity. And maybe God is calling you elsewhere. I can’t say. You know that. But I do know this: I think most leaders leave their organizations…
Read MoreHow to Tell If You're an Organizational or Relational Leader (And Why It Matters)
A friend of mine from seminary days told me that every leader has a number on his (or her) back. 50 100 200 1000 10,000 His theory? Basically everyone has a natural number that reflects the size of organization (or area) they’re capable of leading. I wish he wasn’t right. But what if he is?…
Read MoreWhy Your Words Weigh 800 Pounds (and How to Handle Them)
If you’re a leader, your words weigh more. I heard Andy Stanley say this years ago, and I can’t get away from how true it is. The challenge is most leaders are unaware of why their words weigh more. And even those who know their words matter more often aren’t sure what to do about…
Read MoreLeadership Trends with Rich Birch – Episode 3
I’ve met an worked with a lot of people, but few I’ve met are as sharp or bring as unique a perspective to leadership as Rich Birch. Rich and I worked together for several years at Connexus. Prior to that Rich served on The Meeting House leadership team. And he currently serves as Operations Pastor…
Read MoreYoung Leader Mistake #3: Inadequate Leadership Development
Most things don’t start big. They start small. While we all want to see our mission and organization grow, nothing stunts the growth of a ministry faster than inadequate leadership development. It’s a mistake almost every young leader makes. I did..and honestly, as much as our church has grown, I feel like I’m still learning…
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