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- 1. Start a New Habit this New Year
- It's 2022! A brand new year with a fresh start. You have been granted a clean slate and a wondrous "do-over"! What if I told you that there is just one thing you could do in the coming year that would ...
- Created on 05 January 2022
- 2. 10 Agonies of Pastors Unexpectedly Let Go
- I realize not all endings to a pastoral ministry are surprising or even unnecessary, but some pastors are unfortunately caught off guard by their dismissal. From my conversations with some of these pastors, ...
- Created on 02 March 2021
- 3. 5 Ways Even Healthy Churches Can Quickly Spiral Into Dysfunction
- Churches are more like organisms than they are organizations. Of course, organizational management is important in churches. Financials, staff reviews and operations are among the many management activities ...
- Created on 30 November 2020
- 4. Why You Don't Want to Be a 'Status Quo' Leader
- ... ch championing the status quo. Visionary leaders don't compel others to stay the same. Of course, not everything in a church—even an unhealthy one—needs to change. The status quo is not necessarily the en ...
- Created on 16 November 2020
- 5. 12 Principles for Change in the Established Church ...
- Change efforts are never unanimous. Change efforts are too often reactive instead of proactive. Resistance to change is high. Ministry leaders can push too hard for change among the wrong people, at the ...
- Created on 22 October 2020
- 6. A 3-Part Framework for Personal Development
- Coaching others in personal growth is a passion of mine. Few things in life are as rewarding as seeing people become the best versions of themselves. My granddaughter Anza is just 7 months old, and ...
- Created on 09 September 2020
- 7. What Choices Are You Making in This Hour of Darkness?
- Is the enemy of darkness robbing your joy? Say this out loud, "I choose joy!" Philippians 4:4 (TPT) says, "Be cheerful with joyous celebration in every season of life. Let joy overflow, for you are ...
- Created on 24 August 2020
- 8. 5 Reasons Churches Have an Incredible Window of Opportunity
- ... an incredible window of opportunity to make substantive and positive changes. We have been watching closely the responses of congregations and their leaders during the pandemic. We have surveyed thousands ...
- Created on 24 June 2020
- 9. 3 Principles for When Nuance Overtakes Strategy
- You are leading in a time when tension, complexity and uncertainty seem to lead the way. It's difficult to get in front and lead when circumstances and culture change so rapidly. Yet, leadership is ou ...
- Created on 08 June 2020
- 10. How to Gain Healthy Stability During Chaotic Times
- ... ained disruption in so much of the life and ministry of a local church has many leaders off-balance, and we can end up leading tentatively. As leaders who live inside the continual process of productive c ...
- Created on 02 June 2020
- 11. 5 Reasons for Churches to Be Hopeful in 2020
- ... y to respond. Church leaders and members are moving from denial to seeking help. A church can't change unless its leaders and members admit the church needs help. Just at our organization alone, Church Answe ...
- Created on 26 December 2019
- 12. How You Can Successfully Lead Change in 2020 ...
- The year 2020 is just around the corner and change is non-negotiable. That's not a prophetic statement. The need for change in the local church is always in play. The issue is whether you are out in front ...
- Created on 02 December 2019
- 13. Why This Church Crowd Has a Lot to Answer For
- ... ies the culture today will be a widower tomorrow. The gospel is unchanging. Our Savior, the Lord Jesus, is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8). "I am the Lord; I change not" (Malachi 3:6 ...
- Created on 25 November 2019
- 14. 5 Things That Should Never Change While Your Church Is Transitioning ...
- In the last two months, I have transitioned from one fast-paced organization to another. It's been fast, busy and a ton of fun. The only thing constant about life is change and transition. Every day w ...
- Created on 07 November 2019
- 15. Next Time Someone Challenges Change, Here's How to Respond ...
- Most people don't like change. Most leaders want to challenge the status quo. Leadership is, in part, the process of helping people see the need for change, embrace the vision for change and then implemen ...
- Created on 27 September 2019
- 16. The 5 Welcomes of Hospitable Leadership
- ... environments where people want to be led to do good and beautiful things—and difficult but important things. Insist on 'Climate Change' Hospitable leadership is what happens when a leader views leadersh ...
- Created on 10 September 2019
- 17. The Most Critical Step in Introducing Change ...
- When it comes to making changes, and doing so successfully, whether that change is: In a home. In an organization. In a business. In a church. The way you introduce change is equally important to the change ...
- Created on 28 August 2019
- 18. 3 Powerful Prayer Practices for a More Fruitful Ministry
- ... e Your ear to me, and hear my speech" (Ps. 17:6). A dangerous prayer. Twenty-one years ago, I prayed a prayer that has changed me more than any other. It changed my vocation, location, orientation and jus ...
- Created on 23 August 2019
- 19. Churches Must Respond to These 7 Massive Changes ...
- ... and massive changes we are seeing in local churches. Had we talked about these massive changes 20-30 years ago, most people wouldn't have given them much thought because the concepts were so foreign t ...
- Created on 21 August 2019
- 20. 3 Ways to Fuel Momentum in Your Church
- ... hink outside the box." Creating something unusual or something that has never been tried before gives momentum an explosive potential. Change: Change means altering something that currently exists. It cr ...
- Created on 06 August 2019
