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Published on: August 2, 2015

5 Keys to Leading Difficult People (Without Losing Your Mind)

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If you’ve been leading for longer than a week or two, you know what it means to interact with difficult people. A friend of mine called last week to ask advice about how to better lead one of his board members for a small nonprofit. My friend, let’s...

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Published on: July 30, 2015

5 Ways the Church Self-Sabotages

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The church has more than its share of critics these days. Sometimes the criticism is unwarranted. People project their issues onto a congregation or onto the church, which is never healthy. And, of course, the church will inevitably run into critic...

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Published on: July 29, 2015

VIDEO Edition: This Is Discipleship

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"Discipleship." We've all heard the word. We know that discipleship is important—so important, in fact, tha...

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Published on: July 28, 2015

The 5 Worst Ways to Respond to Criticism

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Criticism accompanies leadership.

Every leader knows this. Make any decision and some will agree and some won’t.

The only way to avoid criticism as a leader is to do nothing.

If a leader is takin...

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Published on: July 27, 2015

6 Reasons Why Women Are Leaving the Church

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I have the opportunity to be in many churches. In that regard, I am observer of people. When I enter a worship service, I do a quick scan of those attending. And almost every time I look to the congregation, I notice one clear reality: The majority i...

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Published on: July 21, 2015

6 Warnings for Pastors of Growing Churches

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The metaphor has been called the “Berry Bucket Theory,” but I prefer the “Tipping Scales Theory.” Imagine a scale like the scales of justice. On one side of the scale are tokens that represent members who were at the church before the present pastor...

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Published on: July 16, 2015

What Will Church Services Look Like in the Future?

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If you’re breathing, you know our culture is changing and that the church is undergoing a massive transition. The question is, what do you do about that? How do you lead in the midst of it? And if you’re leading a church, how do you respond? Questi...

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Published on: July 15, 2015

Uncovering the MOST Dangerous Leadership Style

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Both character and competence are essential for leaders. Of David, the king of Israel, the Scripture states, “He shepherded them with a pure heart and guided them with his skillful hands” (Read more →

Published on: July 14, 2015

6 Qualities of Awesome Church Administrators

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Whether you are a small church or a megachurch, every church staff needs people who help keep the trains running on time. When your team is looking to hire an administrative staff member, you need to seek someone who is not only a greatRead more →

Published on: July 12, 2015

Counting the High Cost of Growth

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Growth is expensive! Whether it’s personal, organizational, church, business—you name it—growth comes with a price tag. When we stop paying the price, growth is replaced by stagnation and decline, or worse, death. So what is the actual cost of growth...

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Published on: July 9, 2015

11 Leadership Lessons I Learned From Failure

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Failure is a part of life. It is not a question of if you will fail. You will. The question is what will you do with failure? How will it change you? How will failure make you better? But re...

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Published on: July 8, 2015

How Your Church Website Is Stunting Growth

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Today, if we have a question about anything, where do we look up information? If we want hours of operation, products offered, staff bios? If we want to know what movie is playing, what time a concert starts, what classes are offered at a college, wh...

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Published on: July 7, 2015

Why You MUST Practice "Backside Leadership"

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One critical part of leadership is what I like to call the “backside of leadership.”

It’s the part that is unseen. Or unknown at the time. It’s the unspoken, unclear, has-to-be-tested side of leadership. So critical. Yea...

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Published on: July 6, 2015

5 Mistakes I Made Early in Ministry (and How to Avoid Them)

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I love it when leaders share their success stories. It’s great to pick up transferable principles and try to work them into your life. But there’s a part of me that likes it even more when leaders share their mistakes. When someone shares...

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Published on: July 5, 2015

Married in Ministry: How to Go the Distance!

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She was 22 and I was 26. We were both clueless but head-over-heels in love. Patti and I got married on June 27, 1981, and just celebrated our 34th anniversary over dinner at Maggiano’s. The chef came out and talked to Patti in order to prepare the pe...

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Ministry Articles

5 Keys to Leading Difficult People (Without Losing Your Mind)

5 Ways the Church Self-Sabotages

VIDEO Edition: This Is Discipleship

The 5 Worst Ways to Respond to Criticism

The only way to avoid criticism as a leader is to do nothing.

6 Reasons Why Women Are Leaving the Church

6 Warnings for Pastors of Growing Churches

What Will Church Services Look Like in the Future?

Uncovering the MOST Dangerous Leadership Style

6 Qualities of Awesome Church Administrators

Counting the High Cost of Growth

11 Leadership Lessons I Learned From Failure

How Your Church Website Is Stunting Growth

Why You MUST Practice "Backside Leadership"

5 Mistakes I Made Early in Ministry (and How to Avoid Them)

Married in Ministry: How to Go the Distance!