The Call Is Not Enough
The call to mission bids us entry into our own pain, to engage with our own brokenness and wounds that have remained untended. The call is not enough.
Ryan Kuja
Be one. Build many.
Ryan Kuja
5 Questions that Reveal your Leadership Strengths
Kevin Cashman lists several questions that can help reveal where our leadership strengths lie. In this article, these five questions have been adapted. I suggest reading these questions slowly and reflectively every day for the next five days.
Charles Stone
5 Ways Successful Church Leaders Think Differently
Successful church leaders naturally think differently than the majority of church leaders. It’s one of the things that set them apart. The good news is you can learn to think just like them. Here are five ways successful church leaders think differently.
Paul Alexander
Dennis Fletcher God in the Chaos
Perhaps as a leader I should expect to learn from God more in the storms of life rather than in the peaceful, quiet times. What would you say, Mary?
Sven-Erik Fjellström
How to Organize Your Bible Study So People Don’t Come Back
Creating opportunities for people to form community, friendship and biblical connection doesn’t just happen. But when we become intentional in how we create environments for people to connect with God and each other ‒ we create a culture of radical hospitality.
Bob D'Ambrosio
The Momentum Myth
While momentum is powerful, it is unwise to ignore the reality that other forces are at work.
Mike Bonem
Building Leaders: The “With” Principle
Jesus built leaders who were “with Him.” He did not do it at a distance; He did it closely, He did it personally. He did it properly.
Malcolm Webber
Clarify Your Rally Cry
I’ve been reflecting on the value of being crystal clear about what matters most. It’s an ongoing leadership exercise for me. While most personal resolutions remain short-lived, children’s ministry calls for a higher standard. Churches must never be okay with dropping the ball on this one. The lives of kids, families, and leaders are on [...]
Dan Lovaglia
Leaders Know: Delegation
The healthy leader ponders the tension, and looks for ways to give away responsibility. The healthy leader actively pursues delegating.
Ben Marshall
Do You Teach the Fear of God to Your Flock?
We, the church leaders, teach so many truths such as salvation, victorious Christian life, worship, prayer, evangelism, giving to the Lord etc., to our congregations, but do we teach them the fear of God?
Abraham Jebaveeran
How Jesus Built a Thriving Culture
Follow these six core principles from the life and teachings of Jesus, and you will build a great culture in your organization. You may not change the world, but you will change your company.
Ken Gosnell
18 Ways to Identify Emerging Leaders
For most people, programs will not automatically transform them into superior leaders, as if they were butterflies emerging from cocoons. We should spend more time on accurately identifying which ones we should work with.
Malcolm Webber
Tim Walburg The Primary Principle to Be an Effective Church Leader
Underneath the cool of the giant mango trees, I sat with them until late into the night. I patiently listened to their grievances with one another. While I was thousands of miles from my home ‒ deep in the jungle ‒ I felt as if I were in the middle of an American church business meeting ‒ division, bitterness, self-pride, and control. [...]
Matthew Fretwell
Spiritual Warfare and the Lives of Pastors and Church Leaders
Pastors and church leaders are on the front lines of the battle, where the smell of smoke, sweat, and blood always hangs in the air.
Brandon Cox
Humble Confidence
Humility involves recognizing and boldly using the gifts that God has given us, in the places where He puts us.
Doreen Kwarimpa-Atim
The Word of God Must Be Central in Building Leaders!
The teaching of the Word of God was central in Jesus’ method of building leaders, and it must be in ours.
Malcolm Webber