Tweet I am an introvert. Some people can question whether they are or not. I don’t. I’m certified in Myers Briggs, so I know the language well. I’ve studied the…
Read More
Get New Blog Posts the moment they are released:
Tweet This is a true story. Details have been altered to protect identities. (Although that’s not really needed, as you’ll see.) A pastor began a pastorate and started making changes…
Tweet Thankfulness is a virtue we often ignore. We often forget simply to say thank you even for the service people give to us in the marketplace. Sometimes we get…
Great organizations don’t just appear. There is a method to the madness. I wonder sometimes, however, if we make it seem more difficult than it is to create success in an organization. While nothing worth doing well is ever easy, certain attributes seem to exist that successful organizations share with one another.
From my observation, here are 7 attributes of success as an organization:
Tweet It would be difficult to conclude Paul was not an effective leader. He was the arguably the most successful church planter of all times. Paul managed to plant churches…
I write and speak a lot about wisdom. I think wisdom is critical to good leadership. Leadership demands consistent decision-making and a wise leader has developed certain attributes that protect the leader and the organization during this process. A leader learns wisdom from the personal experience of success and failure and from the insight of other leaders.
Here are 7 attributes of a wise leader:
Tweet I work with a lot of church leaders. One thing I’ve discovered, if they let me get close enough inside their real world, is that many are hurting. They…
Tweet Everyone loves a happy ending. If you follow this blog, you know I’m in a season of transition again. When I got to my previous church someone on the…
Tweet I was coaching a group of pastors and was asked a question I’ve encountered, but never really answered. It’s a question, which seems to come up frequently these days….
Tweet I’ve been online since 1996. I wrote a daily devotional for over a decade; long before blogs were “popular”. Those were dial-up days. I’ve learned a lot, made plenty…
Tweet I used to be a runner. I had some knee issues and had to have a partial replacement over a years ago, which has kept me from running as…
Tweet Writing a letter is sometimes the best way to communicate effectively. When I was doing professional counseling with people who were experiencing difficulty in a relationship, I often encouraged…
Tweet We have all been devastated at the news of fallen pastors. Someone we loved and trusted disappointed us. They had a moral failure. They crossed boundaries they should never…
I suspect if you are in a growing church, that you and your staff feel stretched to accomplish all there is to do. You have probably said aloud that you are “understaffed”. I know, because it is part of being a growing church….and I’ve said it many times.
What if you could increase the size of your staff without spending a dime?
You can. You may not hire for a new position, but you could:
Tweet As a pastor, I had a strong conviction about staff members in regards to one way they should spend their time. I often encouraged our staff to volunteer somewhere…