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.

Why Every Church Should Multiply

Church planting, campus launching, multisite, live preaching, video venue … is this just for a few churches called to (or just into) that sort...

What to Do When You’re Overwhelmed

As a leader, there have been numerous times when I have been in over my head with the challenges and opportunities I was facing....

4 Keys for Churches to Make a Good First Impression

You get 10 minutes to make a first impression; here are the big things I look for when I visit a church.

Jesus’ 5 Challenges To Every Leader

Jesus' challenges to the leaders of his day are a sobering warning to leaders today.

7 Things All Leaders Need to Make Time For

The smartest leaders make these things a priority no matter how busy they are.

How to Foster a Culture of Creativity

I've used these principles to turn around numerous organizational cultures.

How White Pastors Can Practice Racial Reconciliation

Pastors must lead the way in pursuing racial reconciliation in ever sphere of life.

Why You Should Try Assigning Seats at a Fellowship Meal

This outside the box approach may seem strange, at first, but it has clear benefits.