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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Church Guests: 10 Mind Blowing Facts to Fuel Your Hospitality Ministry
The importance of understanding church guests has grown every year as I consult with churches. In fact, for almost two decades I've conducted ministry observations during weekend services. I call it [...]
