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Ministry Articles
The best articles related to Ministry.
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Great teams keep short accounts and normalize feedback, which allow them to make small degrees of change along the way. These behaviors allow great teams to create feedback loops, innovate and test new solutions quickly. T...
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6 Surprising Truths About Church Budgets
The new research on church staff salaries and budgets is amazing. I have been poring over the data of the Read more → -
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Help for Those Who Do Too Much
Have you ever felt like you were working as hard as you possibly could and still at the end of the day were left with a pile of work that didn’t get done? Ever feel like everyone was coming to you for you to weigh in on every decision that needed to... -
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A Young Leader's Worst Fear
I’m convinced. After years mentoring younger leaders, there is something all of us leaders with more experience need to know.
Every young leader shares some common fears. Granted,... -
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How to Create a Workplace Employees Love
Love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor (Read more →
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Are You a Community Building Pastor?
I have a theory of pastoring successfully today.
To be a kingdom building pastor, you MUST be a community building pastor.
I admit “must” is a strong word—and there are f... -
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5 Steps When the Changes Needed Seem Overwhelming
The first couple years into church revitalization there were more opportunities than time. I was so excited about the potential we had to restore a historic, established church, but my calendar wouldn’t hold anymore and my mind was exploding. One... -
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4 Secrets of the Thriving Church
It’s not faith, it’s not luck and it’s not some leadership secret. Growing churches are actually doing something differently than the other -
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If a Church Planter Could Go Back in Time...
I have been involved in church planting for most of my ministry career—whether as a planter or as a supporter of planting. I love the process of planting. I love the energy and the enthusiasm a new church brings to a community...
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6 Terrible (but Common) Ways Leaders Respond to a Problem
Naturally, there are things you love about the ministry or organization you lead. Probably lots of them. But chances are there are also a few things you don’t love. Maybe even a few things you see that bother you deeply. Being discontent wit... -
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5 Steps for Leading Through Adversity
As leaders we can’t always anticipate what’s around the bend.
Sometimes life just happens—even in the church. Quality leadership and the kindness of God will help you make it through anything that comes your way.... -
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How to Handle Criticism (Without Getting Defensive)
If you’re truly going to develop as a leader, you can’t do it without great feedback. The dilemma is that you want to hear ‘well done.’ In fact, you crave positive feedback enough that it’s tempting to only want to hear ‘well done’ rather than... -
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Dispelling the Myth of Work-Life Balance
Family and work can’t be balanced. The good news is that it’s not supposed to be. You heard me. It’s not in the Bible. Not one time in Scripture are you and I encouraged to live “balanced...
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Have You Become a Hard-Hearted Leader?
If you’re like me, the longer you serve in leadership, the more intentional you have to become at keeping your heart open and fully alive. Hardness of heart is a condition that people on the wrong side of God and people develop. Biblically, Pharao... -
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7 Signs People Look for in a Church Home
Why did you choose to come to this church? I ask the question hundreds of times each year, especially to people who joined a church within the past year. Now we have new research that gives us specific reasons why people decide on a particular...