Leadership

Creating Great Church Guest First Impressions

How you treat people who are new to your church can be the difference between your church growing or getting stuck.

Why Leaders Lead With Prayer

Imagine attempting to lead without strength, without guidance, and without defense. Personally, I would consider it both terrifying and utterly futile.

12 Encouraging Bible Verses for Leaders

Leading isn’t easy. These 12 Bible verses offer strength, wisdom, and encouragement for leaders who want to stay grounded in faith.

How to Manage People Working From Home

How do you lead people when they are no longer physically present in the office?

Reclaiming Authority in a Culture That Questions Everything

Reversing the erosion of authority

10 Reasons Smart Pastors Fail

Destructive behaviors that undermine the work of ministry leaders.

How to Defuse a Tense Conversation

7 guidelines for deescalating a tension-filled conversation

Future Now—Lead With Humility

We need a posture of learning and humility, perhaps in a way we never have had in our lifetimes.

The Real Competition for the Local Church

We're not competing against the things we think we are for people's time and attention.

The Dilemma of Social Media and the Church

Insights from 'The Social Dilemma' documentary on Netflix

5 Ways to Make Things Worse When You Face Criticism

What to avoid when you're feeling defensive