Leadership

David Kinnaman: Start the Conversation

Church leaders must recognize that what feels hidden is actually hurting people, and that discipleship includes helping people break free from destructive patterns.

Avoid These 10 Awful Messages to Visitors

There’s no joy in sharing these stories, but there’s clarity. These experiences shine a spotlight on what must change if we truly want to be welcoming communities of grace.

Eric Geiger: The Story Beyond the Stories

As pastors, we must help people see the true story of the Bible and not just read Bible stories.

What I’ve Learned About Those Who Serve

When paid staff are doing much of the ministry, they aren’t as motivated to raise up other lay leaders and build volunteer teams.

Ed Stetzer: Everyone on Mission

Our congregations are the resource we need to be a force of change for Christ in our world, and it’s time to lead them to do just that.

3 Aspects of Leadership That Can’t Be Taught

While intangibles can’t be taught, they can be envisioned and, more importantly, aspired to.

When the Numbers Just Keep Going Down

There are no cookie-cutter solutions for reversing a church in decline. Churches have unique characteristics, because they have different people. There are different reasons which cause decline.

Do You Suspect There’s Dissension Brewing?

Look around to see who in the church is protecting something. The bad leader who threatens to create a ruckus if you really ask him to step down. The leadership team that rebels against sharing any of their power.

3 Options When Your Church No Longer Reflects the Community

There are three ways a church can respond when the demographic of a community changes.

When Church Growth Stalls

When you find that you’ve stopped growing, you’ve probably exhausted the capacity of leaders in your organization. Is your staff ready to lead at a higher level? Are your volunteer leaders ready to duplicate their teams with a second leader?

Alan Briggs: The Paralysis of Perfection

Lately I’ve been noticing two competing ideas in organizations: creativity and excellence. Of course, we need innovative solutions to problems. Count me in for more creativity. It’s the excellence piece that can trip us up.