Tag: Ron Edmondson

You have to live in the tension of change if you want to experience growth. Change is never popular with everyone, but when you resist it, you are resisting the opportunity to grow.

It's okay to take a break to clear your head. It could be an afternoon, a day, or a week, but sometimes you just need to get away from the situation long enough to gain a fresh perspective.

When I was a new church planter, we ran from anyone who had any church affiliation. They weren’t our target. We didn’t want to offend other churches. In doing so, we robbed ourselves of potential leaders and kept some people from following the ministry God had laid on their heart.

As a pastor, I have noticed some trends among church people who help move the church forward. The following is a list of characteristics of those type of people.

People usually fear what they don’t know more than what they do. During seasons of change it’s important to increase the level of communication.

How to keep from sabotaging your own process

I can easily get distracted by the demands and burdens of this world and lose my thankful heart. So, one way I do this is to place things in my path to remind me of what (often who) I have for which to be thankful.

The main reasons leaders leave a team