Staffing the Equipping Church
Staffing an equipping church is one of the most important issues faced by a lead pastor. To fail here, is to fail everywhere. So, let’s look at a few of key ingredients of staffing for equipping. The only reason you need paid pastoral/program staff is for them to reproduce themselves by recruiting, equipping, deploying, and […]
Instinct
For some time now I have been encouraging leaders to follow their gut or their instinct when faced with a decision. Some seem to understand; others want more data. So let me say some more. Lately I’ve become convinced that one of a leader’s most valuable characteristics is instinct. Instinct can’t be taught; it can […]
Small Group Mistake
The mistake most churches make trying to develop a small group system is that they focus on starting small groups. Instead, they should focus on developing leaders who develop other leaders and release them for ministry. There are a minimum of four levels of leaders needed for such a system to multiply and be a […]
Leadership Tip Two
The following two leadership tips are related. Tip One: Church leaders need to start going house to house again – not to talk about the weather or to eat a chicken dinner, but to have spiritual conversation. I’ve heard that every household in the largest church in the world, Yoido Full Gospel Church in Soul, […]
Conversation About Jesus
If you were to have a conversation about Jesus with a non-Christian, what would you say and do? When was the last time you had a conversation with someone about their relationship to Jesus Christ? One of the hard pills most church leaders need to swallow and digest is the realization that preaching as we […]
Acts of the Apostles
What would happen to your ministry if every year you chose a dozen lay people you felt had potential and spent the year discipling them? What would happen if every paid staff person on your staff did the same? Suggestions for such an experiment Begin the time exploring the movement and antics of the church […]