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Ministry Articles
The best articles related to Ministry.
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I’ve been working with pastors and those they serve for over three decades. That means two things: I have a lot of experience, and I am old. In the course of three decades, I have seen some pastors thrive and some pastors fail. And I have seen...
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5 Ways to Create a Strong Church Culture
I recently met with all the managers and directors of the Resources Division at LifeWay, the division I am responsible to lead. We have nearly 650 employees in the division, and they all report to the leaders who were in that room. At the beginning o... -
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Staff-Pastor Relations: Big Headache or Best Friend?
And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their mission, taking along with them John, who was also called Mark. (Read more →- Published on
How to Recover From Burnout
I had never been through anything quite as deep or, frankly, personally frightening as my burnout in 2006. Burnout moves fatigue and the darkness from a place where it was in your control to place where you can simply no longer control either....- Published on
Does Your Staff Have the Right Chemistry?
Greater chemistry leads to better team performance.
Natural chemistry is that coveted “magic” that happens when two or more people connect and experience an affinity that is easy, energizing and enjoyable. It makes you...- Published on
Are Your Meetings Really Worth It?
A few years back my wife and I attended a meeting at our son’s daycare. It was to discuss transition in ownership and to answer question parents might have. It was a total waste of time. We left so frustrated that we ended up finding a new daycare...- Published on
7 Impractical Leadership Principles and Why I Use Them
I talk to pastors frequently who find themselves in a difficult situation. Many times they know the right thing to do, but they can’t bring themselves to do it. Often, the advice I give is simply received with a reply such as,...
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These Should Be Every Pastor's Top Three Priorities
What are the priorities of a pastor in the work of the ministry? That’s a tricky question. I’m fascinated by leadership and management principles that find their roots in the lives of Jesus, the apostles and other biblical characters....- Published on
3 Types of Temporary Leaders
I am frequently contacted when someone is debating the right time to leave a leadership position. I once wrote 10 Scenarios to Determine if It’s Tim...- Published on
Guess Which of These 4 People on Your Team Are Effective?
In his classic work Pensees, Blaise Pascal profoundly wrote: Four kinds of persons: zeal without knowledge; knowledge without zeal; neither knowledge nor zeal; both zeal and knowledge. The first three condemned him. The last...- Published on
7 Ways Great Leaders Handle Their Mistakes
Blown it lately? Haven’t we all? Somewhere, somehow, some way, we mess up. Reguarly. Despite our best intentions. It’s tempting to think top leaders become great at what they do because they make very few mistakes. Surprisingly, what makes l...- Published on
5 Tell-Tale Traits of a Lazy Leader
The people of God have always understood laziness to be a sin because laziness fails to appreciate the gift and blessing of work and fails to make the most of the time we have been graciously given. We are commanded to be wise and to make the most of...- Published on
A Leadership Autopsy
"I didn’t see that coming. Everything seemed fine at first, well, for awhile, then seemingly out of nowhere we were in conflict and in a few months he was off staff. It didn’t go well at all, it was like a death on staff!”
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One Simple but HUGE Way to Better Empower a Team
Leader, let me share one of the best things you can do to better empower your team.
And, in full disclosure, I’m the worst at this, but it’s something I continually strive to do bett...- Published on
How to Create a Winning Team Culture
Having a quality team is essential to effective Children’s Ministry. You can’t do it alone! We’ve talked about this in recent posts, including: