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 Prepare for Leadership in the Post-COVID Season

What will leadership look like when the pandemic restrictions are lifted?

Why Many Pastors Are Ready to Quit

Six reasons that pastors are burning out.

Leaders, It’s Time for a New Message

Midway through the pandemic, it’s time to pivot our messaging.

What Churches Are Learning as They Begin to Regather

Reopening church in light of COVID-19 has brought 9 things into sharper focus.

How 5 Types of Church Leaders Will Fare in the Future

The future belongs to the innovators.

Bonhoeffer’s Black Jesus

RACE & THE GOSPEL When you think of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, what immediately comes to mind? Perhaps costly discipleship, German prophet or Confessing Church. Only rarely...

Why ‘Church Adoption’ and ‘Church Fostering’ Are Essential

When Sam Rainer coined the word “adoption” two years ago as a descriptor of one church acquiring another, I knew he was on to...

How One Church and Its City Are Partnering to Provide Housing for the Homeless

Grove Community Church and the local government of Riverside, California, team up for change.