Leadership

Clean Your Bookshelves and Your Soul

Don’t let the comfort of familiar pain prevent you from embracing the unknown discomfort of positive change.

15 New Year’s Resolutions Straight Out of Scripture

What would a set of New Year’s resolutions look like for you and your church, your role as a leader, or simply as someone who wants to live a life of strategic kingdom investment? And specifically, what if they came from the Bible?

Perfectly Imperfect Churches

Most of the great breakthroughs and innovative ideas are a result of problems being viewed not as a problem to solve, but an opportunity to make things better.

4 Guidelines for a Successful Succession Plan

There are many reasons why succession plans fail. Here are four guidelines that will set you up for a healthy transition.

Discovering Your Role in Building the Kingdom

Kingdom building and disciple making require a shift in thinking from being a hero to being a hero maker.

9 Things a Messy Church Building Says

There is a danger of sending the wrong message to guests when a church gets too comfortable with the status quo.

6 Things Leaders Hate Doing (But Need to Do Anyway)

These aspects of leadership may not be fun or exciting, but paying attention to them is essential to success as a leader.

When It’s Time to Stop Forgiving a Leader’s Weakness

Leaders are human and there are many times when forgiveness is appropriate. But sometimes further action is necessary.

7 Fundamental Traits of Healthy Churches

When I reviewed several model churches, I discovered that healthy churches have these traits in common.

7 Things That Keep Leaders From Leading Well

These are the most common reasons I hear for pastors and church leaders being ineffective.

How Your Brain Affects Your Leadership

There are three major brain systems that influence the way we lead. Understanding them will help you lead better.