We can foresee the time when it will be safe for people to gather indoors for worship, sitting side-by-side without masks. I don't know of any church that plans to discontinue their online worship at that point in time. But have you defined your post-pandemic digital strategy?
As an experienced church planter, trainer, and teacher, one of the biggest misnomers I have witnessed is the pressure placed upon the planter or planting team to produce numbers.
Barna Research discovered that 61% of pastors are lonely and have few close friends. The loneliest people in churches are often pastors. Why is this so?
Do you want to grow as a leader but don't have the opportunity to learn new skills and grow in leadership competencies? Is frustration setting in because you are not provided with opportunities to develop as a leader? The following list provides you with ways that you can grow as a leader right now.
As churches return to in-person gatherings, they are abandoning their digital and streaming services. At the very least, they are not giving them the attention they did during the quarantine. It's a big mistake.
There cannot be a strategy unless there is also execution. Otherwise, a strategy is just an idea. Worse, it's a waste of time.
After Facebook removed my biblical post, I have to wonder.
Research tells us that a strong and healthy culture leads to greater employee engagement and more growth for your organization. And yet, while 90% of leaders believe that an engagement strategy will have an impact on their success, only 25% of them actually have a plan.
Here are two books that can help you think through and make the most of the unique advantages of remote working.
Do you know how many times I've wanted to resign as the pastor of Saddleback Church? Just about every Monday morning.
"God has never given up on me or my development, even when I resisted. I'm grateful for the pruning in my life, and I hope all leaders would be open to that."
Many leaders, including me, have too often convinced themselves that multi-tasking leads to better time management. Actually, it doesn't.
Imagine a kind of unity so profound that the world believes in Jesus. What will it take to bring that kind of unity to fruition within the body of Christ?
Leadership in the church today is full of change, innovation, and age-old truths. Here's what to expect as the next decade unfolds.
This book by Felicity Dale includes the perspectives of men and women leaders on two important questions: "Should women answer the call that God has on their lives?" and "Should they be welcomed to serve that calling in the church, alongside men?"
No matter how long you've been in your post, a valuable exercise for all leaders is to examine and reexamine the values of the organization you lead. Being able to effectively communicate the values it holds dear is crucial to building organizational culture.
These principles will help any leader grow their business and kingdom impact so they hear the words "Well done" both in this life and the next.
As we begin a new year with a fresh focus on evangelism, I want to look specifically at ways you might share the gospel in your community.
"The hardest leadership lesson I've ever learned is that leadership is often lonely. Those whom you lead often have difficulty relating to who you are as a person apart from your role."
Just when you thought the world couldn't get any more turbulent or surprising, the opening moments of 2021 still have everyone trying to catch their breath.
