When you attend a church, how do you evaluate what you’re experiencing? Before you say “I don’t evaluate anything. I’m just there to worship God,” hang on a second. We all evaluate what’s happening in church. Every one of us does. Whether…
Most of us who get into full-time ministry do so because we sense a calling, not because it was a ‘career path’. Chances are you got in this because you love God, deeply, right? So it’s always a bit surprising…
Circumstances. You face them every day, you are always reacting to them–positively or negatively. Think about it. What situations in your life do you wish would change right now? A different work environment that doesn’t suck the life out of you…
Every few days it seems a leader messages me about getting started or breaking through as a writer, blogger or podcaster. I appreciate the question because for years, I wondered about what it took to write books, blog or launch a podcast.…
So are you an organizational leader, or are you more of a relational leader—a shepherd? It’s an interesting question, and a highly polarizing one in the church today. Ditto for this blog. Just check out the impassioned comments on this…
When was the last time you had a productive conversation about the pace of change? In many businesses, that conversation happens all the time. In church world, it rarely happens. Instead, church leaders will talk about how hard it is to…
A few years ago I started getting a particular question lobbed my way again and again. It’s usually, but not exclusively, from young leaders. The question goes something like this: I’m a full-time pastor at X church. I’m wondering whether…
Almost every leader I’ve ever met wants to change something. If I asked you right now what you’d love to change in your church or organization, you’d probably be able to offer an answer within seconds. Some of you want…
So you’re wondering how you’re going to make it in the long run in leadership. Or maybe you’re wondering how you’re simply going to make it to Friday. I get that. Leadership is hard. But sometimes it’s not nearly as…
Something’s driving your church. There are a variety of things that run a church…the challenge for many church leaders is no one is really quite clear on what that is. What drives your church is critical because it impacts everything you…