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.

10 Major Pitfalls of Church Boards

Are these mistakes undercutting the effectiveness of your board?

How to Identify and Handle a People Problem

You improve people problems by improving people.

E Pluribus Unum?

God delights in our diversity and calls us to pursue reconciliation wherever needed.

You Can’t (and Shouldn’t) Please Everyone

Learning to balance the natural tension of loving and caring for people, but not allowing someone to leverage their personal agenda or hijack the vision of your church is part of the leader’s responsibility.

An Atheist’s Take on the Decline of Christianity

Strange that a famed atheist bemoans the loss of what Christianity has brought to culture, and an agnostic the loss of what Christianity brought to the dynamics of human community.

Silencing Antagonists

Skillful leaders demonstrate compassion toward the antagonist knowing that there was likely something in their past that has caused them to live an angry, defensive life.

Resilience: Bouncing Back From Adversity and Failure

Sometimes, we wallow in our failure or rejection in an effort to understand it. But often, it’s just a matter of timing, chemistry, or circumstance.

They Simply Stopped Believing

Only 3% of Americans who grew up in a religiously unaffiliated home said they joined a religion.