Take Up Your Cross—A Part of Church Planting?
It is impossible to take the cross out of Christianity and still retain true Christianity, so we cannot take the cross out of our Christian lives and live as genuine Christians. Take up your cross.
Category: Leadership
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.
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.
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.
4 Leadership Qualities Every Ministry Leader Should Possess
Church planters need to build a team, and in addition to leadership skills, we should look for leadership qualities in our people.
4 (Avoidable) Leadership Mistakes
While it’s natural to go through seasons when our ministry efforts don’t seem to be moving forward as quickly as we’d like, there are a few common (but avoidable) leadership mistakes that can cause ministry momentum to stagnate.
Effective Congregational Care: Help Your Church Thrive
Articles, Leadership, Strategy
I’d been a pastor for several years before I received the revelation of effective congregational care. It hit me like a ton of bricks and soon became a revolution that changed my life and ministry forever.
Without Discipleship, Your Church Is the Fellowship of Low Expectations
Discipleship, we suppose, is for those few super-saints called into the ministry, and so we are trapped in the fellowship of low expectations.
17 Symptoms of a Toxic Team Culture
Great leaders take responsibility for bringing clarity to their team culture. How do you know if you’ve got a healthy volunteer and staff team culture, or a toxic team culture?
