The Importance of Succession Planning for Long-Term Church Health
In the life of every church, there comes a time when leadership must be passed from one generation to the next. Whether due to retirement,…
Category: Developing Leaders
Empowering Co-Shepherds: A Fresh Vision for Shared Pastoral Care
Pastoring a church shouldn’t be a solo endeavor. It’s a collective call, a shared journey — and it’s high time we embrace that truth in…
Five Ways to Disciple Men
The Church Revitalization Podcast – Episode 192 Discipling men is hard. I’ve not yet worked with the church that said, “We don’t really have a…
Anatomy of a Bad Sermon
The Church Revitalization Podcast – Episode 191 Not every job requires you to prepare a 25+ minute, fully-researched, professional presentation every single week. In fact,…
Breaking Free From Sunday Morning Apathy
The Church Revitalization Podcast – Episode 188 Have you ever looked around your worship center on a Sunday morning, and people aren’t singing along? Or…
Five Volunteer Recruitment Tactics
The Church Revitalization Podcast – Episode 190 How many times have you said, “We don’t have enough volunteers” in the last year? I’m going to…
The Leader as Spiritual Mentor
The Church Revitalization Podcast – Episode 184 Church leaders serve various functions within the church, but there are certain capabilities or competencies that are essential…
The Dark Side of Leadership: 5 Emotional Disorders
The Church Revitalization Podcast – Episode 183 Being elevated to a leadership position does not make anyone immune to being emotionally unhealthy. Likewise, leadership promotions…
Five Things You Need to Know About Moving to Two Services
The Church Revitalization Podcast – Episode 181 Being part of a growing church is a lot of fun. For many in ministry, this isn’t your…
The Difference Between Leading and Directing in Church Leadership
The Church Revitalization Podcast – Episode 179 Leading and directing are both crucial functions of effective church leadership, but they involve different approaches and goals.…