Leadership

Amy Orr Ewing: A ‘Quiet Revival’

Our congregations need to be equipped to meet the moment in the culture, so that they are ready to lead people to Jesus.

When Speaking Truth in Love Isn’t Easy

Never deliver a difficult message fueled by emotion. Preparation, not emotion, is what will strengthen your courage and help you realize positive and productive results.

Megan Fate Marshman: Everyday Grace

While influence tends to want to go upwards and grow to the right, I am fighting to go down to the left, and it takes a lot of intentionality.

Brain Secrets to Make You a Better Leader

I love leadership and I love learning about the brain. A few years ago I finished an executive masters in the neuroscience of leadership...

10 Burning Questions About Church Attendance in the New Normal

Talk to any church leader over the last decade, and they’ll tell you it feels more challenging than ever to get people to come...

6 Leadership Weaknesses Pastors Face

Gaps that limit your ability to lead

How to Find Stability in a Season of Disruption

I’ve been a runner for decades, well, more like a jogger. I don’t run far, I don’t run fast, and I don’t run pretty,...

5 Future-Oriented Questions to Ask as You Consider Reopening Your Church

If you’re feeling like the decisions you’re facing as a pastor today are complicated, you’re right. There are so many complex, confusing and uncertain factors...

The Decision Whether or Not to Reopen Is Not a Litmus Test of Faith

What does drinking have to do with reopening the church? Since this is already a divisive conversation, I will just go ahead and make...

7 New Disruptive Trends That Will Shape the Future of the Church

Crisis is not just a disrupter, it's an accelerator.

Messy as We Are, the Church Is Jesus’ Plan A

The church is the means by which Jesus has chosen to fulfill his plans.