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July 21, 2016 3 Comments

I was having a conversation with a church's staff members the other day and mentioned that the six words church leaders should dread are, "That won't happen again, will it?" As in, if

July 11, 2016 0 Comments

I opened a sermon recently with the following: "Good morning, Church!" That sounds pretty good, until you dwell on what a greeting like that might mean to some folks. Was I speaking to

June 21, 2016 0 Comments

Effective Church Leaders are more than skilled volunteers. First and foremost, they should be expected to exhibit conspicuous spiritual practices. The "go to your prayer closet" and "don't let your left hand know

June 20, 2016 0 Comments

It was a train wreck in the making. The senior pastor had been called when the church was averaging about 400 in worship and he led a growth initiative that took the church to

June 9, 2016 0 Comments

"But that's not fair!" These are words I expect to hear from my young grandchildren ... not words I expect to hear from adults, let alone mature Christians. But I hear them nonetheless.

May 25, 2016 0 Comments

I get the Harvard Business Review Management Tip of the Day during the week and had to share this one. (BTW, I highly recommend HBR for pastors ... it's worth the expense.) This