Opening disclosure. This post is going to seem negative, and I am far from a negative person. The glass is always over half full for me. I actually intend it to be positive if it encourages churches. Our transition 18 months ago to the Dallas area was difficult when it came to finding a church to…
3 Fears Shared By Young Leaders
After years mentoring younger leaders, I’m convinced there is something all leaders with more experience need to understand as we welcome young leaders to our teams: Young leaders share some common fears. And they aren’t talked about much – or even admitted. The pressure to perform often keeps us from admitting fear, but these fears…
Ron Edmonson – Preparing to Preach: Five Actions
I’m often asked what my routine was for preparing to preach on Sunday mornings. I have a responsibility as a shepherd to do all I can to be prepared.
7 Dangerous Leadership Mindsets
I’ve seen it so many times. Most likely you have also. It is tragic. A leader can be doing everything else right and yet flawed leadership mindsets overshadow and jeopardize all the good leadership principles he or she knows. One constantly repeated action. One trait. One habit. One mindset. Sadly, many times it’s not even that the…
3 Things I Would (and 3 Things I Wouldn’t) Do Again Planting Another Church
In 16 years as a pastor, I was a part of planting two successful churches. My most recent experience was in church revitalization, and we did experience some success there, but I still hear get questions about church planting. The two questions I get asked most: If you were planting another church… What would you…
Why “Church Leadership” is NOT a Dirty Word
The more I have written about church leadership the more critics would email to say I shouldn’t. I shouldn’t tie leadership and the church together so closely. People have said I focus too much on church leadership and not enough on Jesus.
