The Church That Saved Me
We had some successes in the five years I pastored there—increased attendance, major structural changes, renewed vision, and healthy leadership — it wasn’t me who saved the church. The church saved me.
Category: Leadership
Biggest Leadership Pet Peeves? Here Are Mine – What Are Yours?
Someone once asked me, “What are biggest leadership pet peeves?” I didn’t need to think about it. I said, “When a leader says one thing and does another, or they don’t mean what they say.”
Leadership and Friendship – What Church Planters Need Most
What did friendship mean to me during my years as a pastor? What is your experience at the intersection of leadership and friendship?
Unhealthy Dependencies: 3 Ways to Avoid Nurturing Them
Sometimes we solve people’s problems by giving them answers instead of fostering insight. These choices are unhealthy dependencies.
Leaving Ministry: When a Secular Job Looks Inviting To A Pastor
Everyone thinks about leaving ministry. I’ve been there. I know pastors and staff members who are there now. And, I’ve known leaders who actually took this route. It happens.
Avoid the Leadership “Death Spiral”
An aviation term called a death spiral describes what can happen to a plane in nighttime or poor flying conditions when a pilot loses his sense of the plane’s horizontal orientation. In ministry, leaders can often get caught in a similar downward spiral.
What Do You Mean, “Church Plant”?
Every church is a church plant. No contemporary church came into existence ex nihilo. All churches had starting points–planting points.
Lessons Learned: 9 Things I Wish I Knew 40 Years Ago
As a leader in the church for over forty years, among the lessons learned one thing is for certain: Very little is for certain.
3 Big Reasons People Might Leave Your Church
Do you know why people might leave your church? It may not be for the reasons you’re thinking.
Relationships Require Follow-Up
The more I lead others and the longer I live, the more I learn about relationships. And relationships require follow-up.
