Leveraging the Summer Slump
There are a lot of well-meaning people who will try and tell you that your church can grow through the summer. Maybe your church shouldn’t try to go…
Category: Leadership Development
Breaking the Solo Pastor Barrier
Being a Solo Pastor is difficult work. I can relate. For over 20 years I worked as a small-business computer consultant. In the beginning I…
How to Recruit More Volunteers
“The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.” – Jesus Luke 10:2 reminds us of the uncomfortable truth about recruiting volunteers: there will always…
Do You Have a Leadership Pipeline to Nowhere?
“Leadership Pipeline” remains a popular buzzword in business and ministry, and for good reason. We do need to be developing leaders at all levels of…
Leave It Better Than You Found It
There’s something genuinely disappointing about being out in nature—on a beach, in the woods, above tree line on the way to the top of a…
5 Ways Pastors are Preparing for Strategic Planning in the Church
Every church our team works with consistently asks what they should do next. It is hard to have it all figured out. Pastoral ministry is tough.…
11 Steps for Developing Strong Church Leaders
Pastor Bill Hybels once said that Christ’s church is the hope of the world, and leadership is the hope of the church. In light of this,…
15 Characteristics of Healthy Church Leaders
A healthy church begins with healthy church leaders. It’s easy to assume someone serving “in ministry” has things all together, but you and I both…
10 Ways Church Leaders Create a Culture of Equipping and Training
“How do we get from here to there?” is a question that I get frequently. Church leaders want to transition their church from where they…
Creating Simple and Effective Volunteer Job Descriptions for Your Church
To lead others well, a leader must know what is expected of those being led. In businesses, the leader or HR department creates a “job description”,…