Leadership

How to Identify and Handle a People Problem

You improve people problems by improving people.

E Pluribus Unum?

God delights in our diversity and calls us to pursue reconciliation wherever needed.

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.

12 Things the Analog Church Has Learned About Going Digital

COVID has been like a mission trip for the analog church. We thought we were going on a short-term trip to a place that felt...

3 Practices to Keep Your Brain Sharp

I have a passion for the brain and how applying newly discovered brain science can impact leadership and spiritual growth. I even wrote a...

5 Reasons This Season Is a Window of Opportunity for the Church

As congregations return methodically to in-person services, something else will be taking place. It will be obvious to some churches; it will be more...

Essential Characteristics of Merger-Friendly Pastors

What you need in order to ease the pain of transition.

How to Find Rest in Restless Times

I’ve been thinking about confessions lately. Augustine’s Confessions in particular. I even quoted The City of God in my Sunday message—I felt quite scholarly...

10 Things Great Leaders Do

Leadership is more important now than ever. In fact, good leadership is essential if we hope to make progress toward a better future. In well over...

Pivot the Way You Connect With Your People

Prior to COVID-19, we could connect with those in our congregation and communities almost whenever we wanted. We could have lunch with them, meet...

Defining Reality and Inspiring Hope During the Pandemic

Several of the most famous quotes about leadership point to the paradox of embracing the challenge of the season and giving vision and hope...