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Have We Made Innovation an Idol?
In ministry, innovation can be a great thing when utilized to reach and serve people. But like all great things, innovation can become an idol—s...
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10 Hard-Earned Lessons on Burnout
Burnout is almost an epidemic among church leaders today, and it’s increasingly common among business leaders as well. Even young leaders are burning out. No longer is burnout an “I’ve been at this too long” kind of phenomenon. So what happens... -
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The Difference Between a Failure and a Screw-Up
I wrote recently on what I call the “failure fad” sweeping leadership circles. While we can all learn from failures, there seem to be some who almost... -
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The Danger of Boredom in Leaders
Before King David committed adultery with Bathsheba and attempted to cover his sin by murdering her husband, boredom settled into his heart. He was bored the night he was on the roof, bored and looking for something else other than God. Earlier in hi... -
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5 Tips to Tame Your Inner Control Freak
So you might have a love-hate relationship with control: you love controlling things, but you hate being controlled. It’s not surprising. People who like control seem to have a natural ability to get into leadership positions. Or sometimes they cr... -
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Leading Well After a Crazy Election Year
Well, here we are friends. On the other side of a crazy election year and our emotions run the gamut. We’re conflicted, concerned, fearful, hopeful, apprehensive, excited, uncertain, confident… and a lot of things in between. I’ve remained very qu... -
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5 Reasons Engagement Will Drive Almost All Future Church Growth
As culture changes in front of our eyes, you might be wondering, what will drive future church growth? In addition, you’re probably frustrated that the things that used to help a church grow don’t ‘work’ anymore (here are Read more →- Published on
4 Steps to Prevent Youth Ministry Burnout
Youth ministry can easily become a 24/7 operation. Office hours are filled with planning and organizing. Then there are the meetings, and if you throw in being “on call” if a parent or teen needs you, life can get crazy quickly. But, that’s...- Published on
Does Your Team Suffer From Workload Imbalance?
I love leading teams and navigating all the unique nuances that come with that responsibility. One of these most artful nuances is discerning what is “too much” for the team, or a person on the team, to handle.
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5 Keys to Finishing Your Next Project
“I don’t start something unless I know I’ll finish it.” That’s what my wife told me yesterday in our kitchen. And I wonder how many others operate like she does. I wonder how many potential ministries haven’t been started because th...- Published on
Become a Better Leader Today—5 Keys
Sometimes leadership can seem so overwhelming. In reality, though, leadership is simpler than it first appears. In many ways, great leaders master some very basic things that other people miss. The advice in this post is so simple you might be...- Published on
Why Broken-Hearted People Make the Best Leaders
When I served as a pastor at Saddleback Church, one of the things that impressed me most about the church was the hiring requirement Pastor Rick Warren laid down:If you haven’t been through pain, you’re not ready to be on staff at Saddl...
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It's Time to Get Brutally Honest About Small Groups
How honest are you about your own small group ministry? You know…about how things are going…really? Are you brutally honest? In his best-selling book Read more →- Published on
The 5 Worst Motivators Behind Church Growth
So you want your church to grow. Wonderful. Here’s a challenging question: Why? Your motivation for wanting your church to grow is important for several reasons. First, it’s the church. It’s not your church, it’s God’s. And one day...- Published on
7 Shared Traits of Growing Churches
Once a month at Sun Valley Community Church (the church I have the privilege of serving at) we gather all of our staff from all of our campuses to have some fun, cele...