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What the Church Can Learn From the Astounding Rise of Uber
What can you learn as a church leader from the astounding rise of Uber, the ride-hail company born in San Francisco just a few years ago?
Quite a bit actually.
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5 Attacks the Enemy Will Try Against Your Church
"For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms" (Read more →
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Three Common Idols in Churches
Hezekiah is affirmed in Scripture as doing “what was right in the Lord’s sight” (2 Kings 18:3). The next verse details...
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What the Church Can Learn From Southwest Airlines About Volunteers
I was recently on a Southwest Airlines flight and witnessed one of the most amazing volunteer moments I’ve ever seen. When it came time for the midflight snack of pretzels and peanuts, a...
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5 Reasons You Shouldn’t Copy a Mega-Church
If someone asked you who you’re following in today’s church landscape, you could probably answer with a list of three to five church leaders and perhaps three to five organizations to whom you’re paying close attention.
Even if you say you don’t h...
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4 Dimensions of Extraordinary Leadership – A Guest Post by Jenni Catron
This is a guest post by my good friend Jenni Catron. I have gleaned from Jenni for several years, since the days when we served together in nearby churches. She’s a great leader and continues to challenge me. I’m excited about...
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What Every Worship Team Needs To Do This Year
This past Sunday I asked my worship team a question:
“How can we better connect with our congregation in 2016?”After the usual sarcastic remarks of getting rid of the stage, passing out tambourines at the door, and invitin...
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5 Disruptive Church Trends That Will Rule 2016
There’s little doubt culture is changing rapidly.
The question is, are you ready as a church leader?
As I shared in my new book, Lasting Impact (yo...
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How To Deal With Losing A Student
On Monday I had to say goodbye to a very special person. A former student of mine was laid to rest and it was one of the most painful experiences I’ve ever had. It doesn’t matter how long you do ministry losing a student hur...
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7 Ways to Recover as a Leader After You’ve Messed Up
As a result, the dreams of most pastors of small and even mid-sized churches go unrealized. Why? We all make mistakes. Almost daily.
OK, daily. We’re human.
Some mistakes go unnoticed. So you take notes and hope not to repeat.
But what happe...
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5 Reasons Grateful Leaders Make the Best Leaders
Ever notice the leaders you’re most attracted to tend to be the most grateful?
At least that’s true for me.
Grateful leaders make the best leaders.
And yet being in leadership can make you ungrateful … quickly.
You feel a pressure few oth...
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The Power of ONE More
How much is enough? This question is often asked in ministry because our work is never done. The church never sleeps!
What drives us to the one more?- One more phone call?
- One more prayer? ...
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3 Characteristics of an Awesome Staff Culture
An organization lives and dies by its culture. Gone are the days of punching a time clock and hunkering down until retirement. High capacity people want to work for high capacity organizations, and high capacity organizations care about culture.
Our...
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The 4 Types Of Campus Pastors (And Which One You Need)
The growing trend across the country of multisite churches isn’t slowing down – rather, I believe it’s picking up speed. With a multitude of reasons for branching out and a myriad of strategies for getting new sites off the ground, each of a multisit...
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How Pastoral Care Stunts the Growth of Most Churches
Of all the mysteries that shouldn’t be mysteries, why most churches remain small is perhaps the greatest.
I’m sure there are a few leaders who want to keep their churches small, or who don’t care about growth.
But most small church leaders and...