Posts Tagged ‘urgency’
CNLP 237: Ed Stetzer on Why Christians Are Losing the Culture War, How the Culture is Changing, and What’s Next For the Future Church
There’s no question everything is changing in culture and the church and few people have their finger as tightly on the pulse as author, blogger and thinker Ed Stetzer. In this wide-ranging interview, Ed talks about the culture war and why Christians are losing, how to use your social media voice, how the culture continues…
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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 192: Caleb Kaltenbach on How to Embrace an Outraged and Polarized Culture Most Leaders No Longer Like
In a polarized culture filled with a growing number of angry people, how do you find your voice, counter arguments and keep your sanity? Messy Grace author Caleb Kaltenbach is back with a fresh look on how to embrace a culture of outrage and division. Conservatives and liberals both struggle to respond to the changes…
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CCLP 019: Jeff Lockyer on Ministering to LGBTQ, Young Leadership, Women in Leadership and Reaching The People and the Poor in A City
Jeff Lockyer has been the Lead Pastor of what is now Southridge Church since he was in his early 20’s. He talks about what that journey was like, team leadership, ministering to LGBTQ in his city, and how his church has made reaching the poor part of their mission of reaching people. Welcome to Episode…
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CNLP 183: Todd Wilson on Lessons from the Nuclear Navy and What the World’s Best Engineers Can Teach Church Leaders or Any Leader About Leadership
At age 20, Todd Wilson (now President of Exponential), joined the Nuclear Navy. What he learned there were some of the top leadership lessons anyone could glean. Todd shares his top five learnings with us, and shares how his experience in the nuclear navy shaped his thinking about leadership development and multiplication with Exponential and…
Read More5 Things Netflix Is Showing Church Leaders About the Future
Netflix and other on-demand video providers, have already changed the culture more than you think. And they’ve probably changed you more than you think. Remember the good old days, back in say, 2007, when people would gather around a set together to watch a TV show live when it was first broadcast? Barely, right? Whenever culture shifts, church…
Read MorePlanning on Closing Anytime Soon? 21 Signs Your Church Needs to Change
Sometimes I think we should just hang signs like this in some churches or organizations when it comes to change: people are just closed. And if you’re closed to change, it’s probably only a matter of time until your church or organization closes. Okay, no one actually says they’re closed, but in reality, they’re not open.…
Read MoreHow to Stop Working 7 Days a Week
I was reading feedback recently from some church leaders who attended a conference I spoke at, and one comment I saw stopped me in my tracks. We asked the question: What is the one problem that—if you could solve it— could revolutionize your ministry? His response: To stop working 7 days a week. My heart went…
Read More3 Words to Banish From Your Leadership Vocabulary
Words matter when you’re a leader, and not all words are equally useful. In fact, you should banish at least three from your regular vocabulary. Nobody wins when you use these words regularly, and they might be damaging your leadership without you even realizing it. I end up using these words when I fail to…
Read MoreThink Better. Lead Better
“There is no expedient to which a man will not resort to avoid the real labor of thinking.” – Sir Joshua Reynold We don’t think enough. If you were to look at your next seven days, how much time have you budgeted to think? to be creative? to solve problems you haven’t been able to…
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