Articles in this category focus on how a Christian leader can build and nurture competencies and apply them practically in ministry life.
If you remain in a leadership position long enough you will have to deal with incompetence in someone at some point. Whether that means reassigning someone, redefining their role, or letting them go, as a leader the only option not available is to allow the mission of the organization to suffer.
Jess MacCallum
People are so often thrust into roles where theyâre leading people without being taught the skills or given the support to do it well. So many leadership programs are aimed at senior leaders rather than the first time or newish leader. Here are some things Suzi learned from her first time experiences.
Suzi McAlpine
A river will curve with twists and turns in its path to the ocean seemingly without reason. Unlike a river, an organization should plan its curves and turns. Organizational theory tells you that the time for transition (or curving) is ⌠always. Because if you wait until it starts to happen, you are too late. By the time you go through [...]
Peter Ochs
If we wish to train up children who walk closely with God as they grow into adults, we must influence them to read and reference the Bible.
Eric Geiger
It takes certain skill sets to be a good manager, and not all managers have the skills needed for the job yet.
Malcolm Webber
If you are just starting out in ministry, here are five key lessons Charles Stone learned over the last 20 years as a pastor.
Charles Stone
When you ask shallow questions, you get shallow answers. When you ask profound questions, you get profound answers.
Rodney Duttweiler
Leadership transparency can build or break trust. Without trust, leadership suffers.
Charles Stone
I know no leader who says up front, âItâs likely Iâll commit the same sins I see leaders in the Scripture commit.â I do know several leaders, however, who would say, âI never thought it would happen to me â but it did.â
Chuck Lawless
We must apply servant leadership not only at work, but â equally â inside of our own homes. We must make that dual investment. You can become more intentional about leading Jesusâ way within your own family. And you can have fun doing it!
Mark Deterding
It is absolutely necessary that a leader have strong competencies.
Malcolm Webber
Every leader has a blind spot or two, or more. God is aware of our blind spots. He knows our weaknesses and vulnerabilities far more deeply than we do. This process cannot be achieved apart from the assistance of trusted friends and mentors who love us and love God.
Ralph Mayhew
The Bible says that wisdom is worth more than gold, and understanding worth more than silver (Prov. 16:16). David learned many wise lessons during his more than 20 years in music and worship-leading ministry and shares them here to encourage serious introspection.
David Manner
This is Part 1 in a series on Listening Over my life, Iâve been fortunate to work with many leaders who are older and wiser.  Sometimes when people have that much experience, theyâre tempted to be âadvice dispensersâ â to always need to educate, direct, and caution everyone around them. But many of the leaders Iâve […]
Adrian Pei
Few things are as spiritually and emotionally comforting as spending time with a good listener. Sadly, I can count on one hand those in my life who qualify as good listeners. Theyâre few and far between â diamonds in the rough to be cherished when discovered. Thankfully, there is no natural talent needed to be […]
Stephen Vaughn
One of the best ways to learn as a church leader is to get outside of the âchurch-worldâ and learn from other industries.
Paul Alexander
We know how important leadership is. Leaders provide role models and establish the level of trust. We have rightly focused on leader development. But leadership is not a person; itâs a relationship between people. If we only focus on the leader, we are in danger of under-estimating the importance of being a good follower. We […]
Hiwot Alemayehu
Leaders sometimes do not take the time to reflect on the concepts that make them unique and uniquely fitted to their own leadership role. Concepts such as: Who are you in Christ? How has God designed you? How do you leverage your personality? What should you focus on being and doing at a given stage […]
Tom Horn
Why do some resist the facilitation process? Why are some able to trust facilitators to have the best interests of the organization as well as the organizationâs members at heart, while others cannot trust right away? Claes shares some excellent facilitator characteristics.
Claes Johan Alexandersson
A lack of coordination can destroy a teamâs effectiveness. A lack of coordination across multiple areas can greatly harm a leaderâs credibility.
Eric Geiger