Tweet I remember an especially hard year as a leader. It was so bad several members of our staff had told me where I was letting them down. So much…
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Tweet There are some things in leadership I could almost say I despise. Those things are almost always the ways people misuse or even abuse their leadership power – or…
Tweet In making a first impression the little things matter. When a visitor shows up on one of our church campuses for the first time the little things matter. When…
Tweet There are a lot of gray issues in leadership. So many times I simply don’t know what to do. I try to lead by consensus building, but even with…
Tweet I recently posted about the things I miss from church planting serving in an established church. Church planting can be daunting, but the rewards from seeing people far from…
Tweet I only had four church experiences in vocational ministry. I served twice in traditional churches where God allowed us to bring a renewed energy and growth go established churches….
Tweet Leadership is hard and every decision a leader makes is subject to opinion. Different opinions. Lots of different opinions. Every hard decision a leader makes excites some and upsets…
Tweet I entered ministry after a long career in the business world. I had significant life and leadership experience, but honestly, some of it was learned through tremendously painful experiences….
Tweet Every pastor and church I know is trying to recruit more volunteers. As a church planter and church revitalizer, I learned this is especially true those of us who…
Tweet As pastor, I served in such generous churches. Almost every week someone sent me a note or an email to tell me they were praying for me. I routinely…