Leadership

You Can’t (and Shouldn’t) Please Everyone

Learning to balance the natural tension of loving and caring for people, but not allowing someone to leverage their personal agenda or hijack the vision of your church is part of the leader’s responsibility.

An Atheist’s Take on the Decline of Christianity

Strange that a famed atheist bemoans the loss of what Christianity has brought to culture, and an agnostic the loss of what Christianity brought to the dynamics of human community.

Silencing Antagonists

Skillful leaders demonstrate compassion toward the antagonist knowing that there was likely something in their past that has caused them to live an angry, defensive life.

Lead Like It Matters

Perspective hacks for the post-pandemic church leader

Norway: Recruit From the Fringes

How a thriving church in Norway achieves an almost 80% volunteer rate.

5 Warning Signs a Leader Is on the Path to a Fall

Catch it early while there is still time for a course correction.

15 Tips for Recruiting and Engaging Your Volunteers

Helpful ideas for boosting participation in your volunteer-based ministries

Yes, Your Church *Can* Start a Special Needs Ministry

What to keep in mind as you make your church welcoming to neurodivergent people

What to Do When Your Sermon Falls Flat

7 tips for those weeks when you didn’t bring your best stuff

How COVID Has Forever Shaped My Leadership

5 ways I’m different in the wake of the pandemic

All Ages Welcome

Why making your church multigenerational is worth the effort.