Leadership

How Often Do You Feel Lonely?

Jesus’s life was more beautiful, more intentional, and much less lonely than our lives feel.

3 Warning Signs Your Church Might Be in Decline

Every church that has declined has had a mission, but they failed to follow it.

Leaders as Shepherds, Servants and Stewards

The reality of the unreached makes the need for leader development exceedingly acute and exposes the dire consequences of not having well-formed leaders.

Capturing God’s Vision for Your Church

Inside every local church is a vision that God has for it. The question that must be asked is, will we follow it?

5 Truths to Help Lead Pastors Serve Strong

What fuels passion and morale for ministry isn’t your educational background, your grace-gift of teaching, your experience as a communicator or your riveting personality.

Flourishing With a Small-Church Mindset

There is a longing in the world today for people to feel valued. They are valued not for what they can bring to the table but for who they are. God has placed giftings in each person that the local church needs today—many leaders and churches long for authentic relationships that make a person feel seen and heard.

Develop Guests into Future Leaders

Churches that integrate visitors into members have a clear direction of where they are going.

5 Ways Pastors Can Achieve a Good Work/Life Balance

Improving one's own spiritual well-being is a deeply personal and ongoing journey.

Embracing an Aging Congregation

The people who made up the church had to believe again that God could use them, us, to reach out to the community. The fact of the matter is hard choices had to be made, and it started with reclaiming the property for the Lord.

Put Out the Welcome Mat

There are endless opportunities to turn unused space into community space, but it will take a flexible and agile leadership eye to embrace change.

Repurposing Your Space

The one thing a faltering church typically has is space: empty classrooms, parking lots, education buildings, or offices. How can your local church leverage that area to help the community?