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People have often asked, “Are leaders born or made?” This is not a new debate, not a new opening discussion question, and not a new title for an article or section in a book. Wise writers often hedge with a “surely both” response, noting that ther...
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What Are You Gifted to Do?
What are you specifically created to do? That is the million-dollar question! To answer this question, we need to understand the nature of God’s gifts. Look at the passage in Read more →- Published on
3 Signs You Love Ministry More Than God
Ministry is thrilling. Yes, there are deep and painful challenges, but we get to see the Lord change people’s lives. Ministry allows us to enjoy a front row seat to people grasping the gospel, to people being sent out on mission and to the beauty of...- Published on
How to Be Creative on a Deadline
One of the big reasons I admire athletes is that they have to perform. In front of stadiums filled with people, they have to be excellent on a schedule. To make that happen, they...
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How to Ask for Fair Pay in Your Ministry Position
It’s time. Whether you’ve been interviewing for a new job or preparing for your performance review, it’s time you find the courage to broach the hard topic: your pay. Pay is rarely an easy topic to bring u...
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When Does Youth Ministry Get Easier?
Maybe you ask this question after a rough encounter with a parent. Maybe you wonder about this after an evening where nothing went according to plan. It’s a question I’ve heard asked countless amounts of times.Does youth ministry get easier ove...
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When Pastors Misplace Their Identity: 10 Probing Questions
No one is more influential in your life than you are, because no one talks to you more than you do.” When I heard this quote by Paul Tripp while I listened to his book Read more →- Published on
8 Axioms of Church Staff Hiring
“I am convinced that nothing we do is more important than hiring and developing people. At the end of the day you bet on people, not on strategies.” – Larry Bossidy (Retired CEO & Author) One of the facts of leading a growing ministry is that...- Published on
3 Unique Challenges to Staffing a Church
At first glance, it seems that church staffing should be a piece of cake, or at the very least not that different from hiring in the secular arena. “You love Jesus? We love Jesus! You grew that ministry from 30 to 300? Great! When can you start?”...- Published on
When Your Work Is Never Done...
Ever feel like your work is never finished? You can’t quite stop working at home. You wake up most mornings feeling like you’re just stepping back onto the treadmill that never stops. On rare occasions, you think you’re done (at least for now),...- Published on
How the Best Leaders Turn Possibility Into Reality
I was fuming at the end of the meeting. Each person on the marketing team had been tasked with brainstorming an idea for an upcoming project and presenting it to the entire team. The executives would choose the best idea with the understanding that t...- Published on
The Lethal Drug in Your Dream Job
Idolatry is a subtle and scary business. You simply don’t know all the lies lurking in your desires, ambitions and decisions—even the good ones. In fact, Tim Keller says, “The greater the good, the more likely we are to expect that it can satisfy...- Published on
Stop Treating THESE Habits as a Badge of Honor
Find yourself busy? A little overwhelmed? You’re not alone. Especially in leadership. I made a lot of mistakes in how I handled my workload as a young leader in charge of three small but rapidly growing churches. Like many people, I assumed...- Published on
When Is It Time to Give Up?
Business, nonprofit and church leaders across the country invest in new projects every day. The level of risk varies, but one thing is common to all—at some point, the leader needs to mak...
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Life After Ministry (What to Do if You've Been Fired)
I’m at that point in my ministry where I feel like I’d rather cut grass for a living than serve Christ as a preacher of His gospel. That’s just not healthy. But that’s where I am.<...