Tip Four: Team Unity
By: John Laster One all too prominent condition found in congregational leadership teams is disunity. This lack of team unity is frequently rooted in a trio of factors: low levels of trust among team members, a tendency to only spend time together in agenda driven meetings, and poor communication patterns within the group. The obvious […]
Tip One: Take a Close Look at Your Leadership System
There are two components making up the “leadership system” in most congregations: the board and the operational management team. This cohort is the formal leadership group, or groups, that execute the two core elements of leadership: 1.) They discern the spiritual and missional destinations and/or establish boundaries within the congregation. Frequently this leadership element will […]
Mega Churches Have Problems Too
Compare the top ten mega churches for 2003 and 2006. The changes are phenomenal. Several churches took major hits in their attendance. 2003 Lakewood Church (Oasis of Love) Houston 25,000 World Changers College Park, GA 23,000 Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, CA 20,000 Potters House Dallas 18,500 Second Baptist Houston 18,500 Willow Creek South Burlington, ILL, […]
Modernity
In Modernity humans were the great observers. What we saw and how we interpreted it became fiat law – even if it was wrong. The world was flat; the world was round. The earth was the center of the universe; the earth was merely a pebble in a pond. Everything revolved around the earth; […]
You Are the Curriculum
Between the two of us Tom and I travel some 450+ days a year consulting with churches and speaking to large groups of leaders. So we hear a lot from a wife source. One question I hear often is “What is the best curriculum for equipping my people?” When I give them my stock answer […]
Leadership Alone is Not Enough
By: Bruce Cole New Hope Christian Fellowship’s Wayne Cordeiro teaches leaders, “Leadership alone is not enough to take our churches into what God has for us. It must be linked with the word “spiritual.” Here’s a simple way to make sure you’re keeping “spiritual” linked to your leadership: the next time you interact with another leader […]