I'm on the family drive from Houston Knoxville for Christmas, reviewing your favorite posts in the last 12 months. Romy and I are sitting in the back seat with Jacob and Joel at the helm. This is Jacob's first year [...]
One Question to Improve Your Cause
Do you lead a cause or an organization? "Wait," you answer, "I lead both!" In that case let me ask it a different way:Do you lead an organization with a cause, or a cause with organization?There's a big difference.In an [...]
Do you lead a cause or an organization? "Wait," you answer, "I lead both!" In that case let me ask it a different way:Do you lead an organization with a cause, or a cause with organization?There's a big difference.In an [...]
The Church as Redemptive Tribe: 6 Ingredients
One year ago, I blogged a 7 part series that I thought was worth revisiting on the application of Seth Godin's book, Tribes, to church leadership. Because I picked up the pace of writing since that time, many have started [...]
One year ago, I blogged a 7 part series that I thought was worth revisiting on the application of Seth Godin's book, Tribes, to church leadership. Because I picked up the pace of writing since that time, many have started [...]
4 Things that Smart Church Leaders Don’t Realize
“If your happy and you know it, clap your hands.” Now just replace the words happy with smart. “If you’re smart and you know it, stomp your feet.”This post is for all the church leaders who silently stomped their feet.I [...]
“If your happy and you know it, clap your hands.” Now just replace the words happy with smart. “If you’re smart and you know it, stomp your feet.”This post is for all the church leaders who silently stomped their feet.I [...]
We are exploring the fifth reason of 5 Strategic Reasons to Change Your Church’s Name:#5 When an original name works against building awarenessOkay, that's a nice way of saying that sometimes a name is just bad. I don't mean a [...]
3 Clarity Questions to Bring Your Vision to More People
This is the second drill down of the Top 11 Clarity Takeaways from the NINES. If you have not heard of Leadership Network's conference called The NINES check it out. In the following video, Neil Cole discusses the kind of clarity that must be forged to reach [...]
This is the second drill down of the Top 11 Clarity Takeaways from the NINES. If you have not heard of Leadership Network's conference called The NINES check it out. In the following video, Neil Cole discusses the kind of clarity that must be forged to reach [...]
Vision Exercise: 18 Questions for Demonstrating Values
When leaders shape organizational culture, they reflect and reinforce values as the things that matter most. Values are often articulated poorly or misapplied in the local church setting. In fact several writers, including my friend Alan Hirsch, see little value [...]
When leaders shape organizational culture, they reflect and reinforce values as the things that matter most. Values are often articulated poorly or misapplied in the local church setting. In fact several writers, including my friend Alan Hirsch, see little value [...]
