Leadership

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.

When Christian Leaders Crash and Burn

When we hear of leaders falling, we must take a look in the mirror and remind ourselves to live holy lives.

Summer Synergy

You don’t need a massive budget or a construction crew to make a big impact.

Even After Seminary, I Was Ignorant About Ministry Life

We need seminary. But in fairness to a seminary education, there are certain things it will never be able to impart, even if it tries.

Follow These Steps When You’re Retiring

Retirement means many different paths to people. Pastors and other church staff especially have issues unique to them.

Avoid These Threats to Your Church

When an organization gets too comfortable – boredom, complacency, and indifference are common results.

A Better Conversation

Unless we plan on uprooting the Spirit from our lives, we’d better plan on being gentle, loving, kind, and patient, and letting the political chips fall where they may.

How Much Shut-Eye Do You Get?

When we don’t get adequate sleep we can become more rigid in our thinking and less adaptable. Rigid thinking impairs good decision making.

Am I Cut Out for This?

When leaders build internal legitimacy, their leadership doesn’t rest on people’s opinions, but on their sense of calling from God.

The Missing Ingredient in Church Leadership

What we’re overlooking in our conversations about leadership

20 Things I Learned From ‘Attentive Church Leadership’

“The well-defined leader continuously pursues internal alignment, embracing their true self before God. They allow the Lord to define who they are more than the expectations of individuals or the apparent successes or failures of any organization.” -Kevin Ford and Jim Singleton