When (and How) to Have Difficult Conversations
Difficult conversations can actually help people feel encouraged and, in many cases, can motivate people to get back into the game.
Category: Articles
Discover the Secrets That Can Make Announcements Interesting
It’s true: There are ways to make announcements interesting. Learn the secrets to make them a powerful part of your worship service.
Adrian Pei’s Excellent Book: The Minority Experience
For those of us who believe that a diverse church who reflects the joy and creativity of Jesus is a beautiful, credible witness to our divided, broken world—and that this is a glimpse of the fullness of redemption on the way (Revelation 7:9-10)—this is essential work.
Free Resource from Clarence Stowers: Why Have a Personal Mission Statement?
Articles, Free Downloads, Free Resources
Fill out the simple form at his website and get your FREE guide, “Why Have a Personal Mission Statement.” FREE, from Clarence Stowers.
The ABCs of Church Marketing
A great place to start thinking about your communication strategy is with the ABCs of church marketing: Assessing Your Audience, Building Your Brand and Creating Community.
Sabotaging the Hero Complex in Discipleship
Power is a tricky thing. Even people who want to use their powers for good can fall prey to a hero complex, the kind obvious in the worlds of sports, comics and church-planters.
Leadership Transformation – 17 Ways Forward
17 ways to transform your leadership that I picked up from these leaders over the years. I hope they’ll provide personal growth and leadership transformation for you in the months ahead.
Free eBook From Exponential
Exponential co-founders Todd Wilson and Dave Ferguson introduce and explore the Becoming Five framework in this free eBook.
If You Don’t Know Millennials’ Zero-Tolerance Policy, You’ll Never Reach Them
Articles, Leadership, Strategy
A church’s “cool factor” isn’t what’s bringing in Millennials.
Church Planting in My 50s: One Woman’s Story
God invited me into a new adventure of church planting a multi-site campus of the Pathway Vineyard Church. I was 55 years old and had been married for 34 years.
