Ron Edmondson

Ron Edmondson is the pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church in Lexington, Kentucky. He revitalized two churches and planted two more.

How to Know When It’s Time for Organizational Change

Healthy organizations maintain an unchanging vision that they sustain long term. One way they do so is with a willingness to change their organizational...

How to Survive Leading a Church Revitalization

The first few years of church revitalization were hard. I’ve told people they were some of the hardest years of my career. But we survived. Now...

7 Warnings for People in Leadership

I often hear from pastors who want to grow as leaders. They feel pressure to steer the church on a healthy course. Most of...

7 Ways to Be an Authentic Leader

A few years ago I met with a group of millennials in our church—asking them to help me think through leadership today. The most...

How Christians Can Live Countercultural Lives in This World

The Scriptures are clear that as believers we are to be different. “Dear friends, you are foreigners and strangers on this earth.” —1 Peter 2:11 Pretty...

5 Tips for Young Leaders in the Church

I spend a good amount of my ministry investing in younger leaders and I love it, because it fuels me to know something I’ve...

The Key to Making Faster, Better Decisions

As a leader, I am forced to make dozens of decisions every day. During this pandemic that has only multiplied. Thankfully, years ago I learned...

8 Unhealthy Dynamics That Destroy Motivation and Momentum

I have found that regardless of how motivated I am, if the people around me are unmotivated, we aren’t going to be very successful...