Here are two things that need to be in place to set a course for a new season.
Here’s my take on the four basic principles pastors can utilize to step up their leadership game.
Are there areas where you have settled? How does it impact growth? Charlotte Gambill, Pastor of Life Church UK, alongside her husband Steve, encourages leaders to examine what they're building.
Typically the words “leadership” and “love” are not found in the same sentence unless someone tells you “they love to do leadership.”
I still have painful memories about the first time I experienced losing church members as a pastor.
In Building the Body: 12 Characteristics of a Fit Church, Gary L. MacIntosh and Phil Stevenson identify characteristics that distinguish fit churches from the merely healthy.
OK hasn’t satisfied me, and I don’t think it was ever supposed to do so. God has called me to lead with excellence in these areas.
Comparing your church to another church can be one of the worst things you do as a church leader.
The church is on a mission, and the accomplishment of that mission depends upon the church being a mutually supportive team.
When you’re in the middle of an unhealthy work environment it may not be easy to see.
Create a framework for ministry life that is grounded in the biblical and theological truths of who you are.
I am reminded that effective leadership is not in all the responsibilities or tasks we have, but rather in how well we develop the processes needed to accomplish them with excellence.
When we asked Christian leaders the top leadership skill they’d like to personally develop over the next 12 months, No. 3 on the list was servant leadership.
The growth of the church is for the good of the entire world, so your church needs to grow!
Many pastors really do struggle with depression.
The “Hedgehog Concept” has helped successful organizations define who they are, focus their energies and become more successful. They do this by answering three critical questions.
As leaders, you need to know that there is a battle going on for your credibility and character.
Is ‘preferences’ a biblical reason for not supporting a pastor?
I’ve been in vocational ministry for more than 38 years, and if only I knew then what I know now.
I’ve noticed over the years that leaders do more problem suppression than problem prevention—often with damaging results.
