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.

3 Keys to Finding Work-Life Balance in Ministry

“Work-life balance is organic and unpredictable; it’s not an appointment on your calendar.”

Colin Kaepernick, the NFL and Protesting the National Anthem: How Should Christians Respond?

"Our first action before reaching for Twitter or Facebook should be to prayerfully reflect on the causes behind these reactions."

Once More, With Feeling: Leadership and Emotion

“What if maturity did not mean subduing the ‘feeling’ part of us, but bringing it into balance with the rest of our person?”

Why Do Some Christians Make Such Lousy Human Beings?

"A large part of the reason is a faulty, compartmentalized understanding of what it means to follow Jesus."

5 Ways to Raise Spiritually Resilient Kids

"Call it grit. Call it resilience. Regardless, our kids need it. And as parents, we play a big role in making sure they get it."

4 Surprising and Powerful Leadership Insights From the Archbishop of Kenya

“Jesus never saw his ministry as just a spiritual ministry. He was very concerned about people's hunger. Their poverty.”

4 Actions of Leaders Who Have Integrity

“Integrity is a moral action—it is what you consistently do, even when no one is watching.”

5 Qualities of a Small Church That Has a Big Impact

"God’s favor isn’t a magic bullet for church growth. It’s a divine touch that brings the supernatural into the natural."