Too Busy to Grow Your Church
I just returned from a training event for a church that’s dwindled down to less than fifty in worship and has less than a dozen committed leaders. They were pretty much in the desperate mode, which is never a good place to be. When they turned to 21st Century Strategies to help them find a way […]
Every Leader Needs One
When I went to seminary many moons ago, the study of leadership was one of three glaring omissions in seminary curriculum (the other two were conflict resolution and financial management). About the only leadership advice I got was this analogy: “Today’s pastor must be like a modern-day rancher who uses a helicopter to fly over the […]
Harming Thousands to Save One Person
Without knowing it, most pastors today are harming thousands of people while trying to save one person. You ask, “How so?” Well, one of the main problems with pastoral leadership today is most pastors are plagued with so much mercy and grace that they spend untold hours trying to save a person. Usually this person […]
For the Good of the Many
Anyone who knows me well knows that I’m a bit of a Trekkie… but not a huge fanatic by any means (I started watching when Kirk started his career and quit when Picard retired). You know, you can learn a lot about leadership watching Star Trek, both how to lead effectively and how not to […]
Apprentice Workbook – Additional Materials
Small Group Log-Book – PDF Small Group Log-Book – DOCX
To Change Our Church, We Have to Change
The other day I sent this to the people I’m coaching for them to use in a time of reflection. Several said it was helpful. So I thought I would share it with everyone. All of you are trying the take your church to the next level. You are asking God to do something new in […]