4 Ways to Keep Leading When You Are Discouraged
Leaders today are facing discouragement and are asked if they will continue in their ministry assignment or leave ministry altogether.
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Intentionality Is Key
We’re very intentional about being welcoming and friendly. I tell people on Sunday mornings at the end of the services, “If you’re our guest, I’d like to meet you.” And so I go to the hospitality room and meet people every week.
Falling Forward
Resistance and pushback are needed to shape a better outcome, but too much can be destructive.
6 Steps to Powerful Preaching
Likewise, effective preachers don’t just ask, “How can I explain this?” They also ask, “How can I picture it?” What story, metaphor, or image will build a picture in listeners’ minds?
Why Pray?
We’re overwhelmed. Everyone I meet is drowning in “their thing.” It doesn’t matter if “your thing” is an artistic endeavor, profit margins, wining and dining clients, or raising children. We can’t see past “our thing” because “our thing” (whatever it happens to be) is all-consuming.
Redeeming Your Church Campus for Guests
By reconnecting with your neighbors, you will bring the church back to the forefront of what has been missing--a deep community connection.
Teaching Others to Lead
“We want believers to feel more equipped in the Word and prepared to engage the culture,” explains Amanda Barr, director of the school.
Going Missional in Rural America
“We need to build relational capital. These guys need to enjoy gathering together. They need to love one another. They need to really practice the ‘one anothers’ that we see in Scripture. So, that was our primary goal for that fall season.” The groups took off and thrived.
Creating Space in Your Organization
First and throughout the process, becoming a belonging culture requires that we see the image of God in each other. Men need to see and recognize that God made women in his image and for his purposes and gifted them for that calling. Those gifts include leadership, preaching, and teaching.
Table Talk
For some leaders, listening to another person talk about their problems is like fingernails on a chalkboard. While other leaders embrace the conversations as they gain a high conversing with others.