Leadership

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.

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.

How to Develop Leaders from the Ground Up

In order to grow healthy leaders, you have to start with the foundational values that define them. Here are four big ones.

4 Things I Hope All Senior Pastors Know About Youth Ministry

To get any worthwhile return on your youth ministry requires investment. Here's how you can equip your youth ministry to thrive.

5 Indicators It’s the Right Time to Initiate Change

The timing of a change is almost as important as the change itself. Here are some key signs you're ready.

6 Toxic Tendencies of Church Bylaws

Bylaws are essential from a legal and organizational standpoint, but here are ways they can hinder or hurt a church's mission.

6 Traits Great Coaches and Mentors Share

There are certain traits that great coaches and great mentors both demonstrate. Here are the most important ones.

When Good Fruit Comes From Flawed Leaders

How should we respond when we discover the depths of a leader's sinfulness? Does it discount the good they've done?

Andy Stanley: Why ‘The Bible Says So’ Is Not Enough Anymore

Our culture questions biblical authority, so, like Paul, we must adapt our hermeneutical approach to reach our neighbors.

Karl Vaters: Small Church America—Revisited

How Pastor Karl Vaters lost his grasshopper complex and discovered, no one loses when the kingdom advances.