Setting Priorities: Your Values Drive Behaviors
Pastor: Did you know that your calendar and your spending habits reveal more about your values than your sermons ever could? Why It Matters: Mission drives beliefs, beliefs drive values, and values drive behaviors. This sequence isn’t just some abstract theory; it’s the reality that determines everything you do as a pastor. But here’s the […]
Failure is Certain … 100%
In the journey of church leadership, failure isn’t just inevitable, it’s essential for growth and transformation. Leaders who avoid risks and fear failure hinder their church’s potential for growth and renewal. The risk-averse mindset is a sharp contrast with a proactive approach that’s needed to navigate today’s modern ministry. The reality is, folks, failure is […]
Time to Organize Your Church – Once And For All!
In the ever-evolving landscape of church leadership and management, one of the most pressing challenges faced by pastors and church leaders is navigating the complexities of how to organize your church. At the heart of this challenge lies a critical question: How can a church’s structure facilitate effective decision-making, foster growth, and align with its […]
Move Your Church Forward: How to Cast Vision
Having a vision is one thing; knowing how to cast so it sticks is another. If you want to align your congregation with the vision so they’re moving forward, you’ll have to be more effective in your vision casting. Let me share with you how I did it over a twenty-four year period in the […]
Your Church Numbers Count
I had a conversation recently with a small group of mainline pastors and the conversation naturally turned to church transformation and church growth. When I asked how they measured whether their churches were growing, plateauing, or declining I started getting the typical excuses and defensive posturing I so often hear. “Numbers aren’t important.”“Numbers don’t really […]
Building the Disciple-Driven Church
Introduction It seems that in most churches today, the leaders are drowning in tasks and responsibilities. This gets in the way of building a Disciple-Driven Church. For instance, The stewardship chair is preoccupied with budgets, the board chair is overwhelmed with meetings and agendas, and Sunday school teachers are fixated on their next lesson plan. […]