Perhaps you’ve noticed, our culture is often evaluating church in a negative fashion. Church people are perceived as being hypocritical, looking very different in life expression than the claims from faith identity. And, in a related way, the church message is received as irrelevant, out of touch with the reality of how faith intersects […]
Want to change your church culture? Trust me, it’s a marathon, not a sprint.Â
Hey folks, it’s Bill. Changing culture is tough, but it’s the most rewarding journey you’ll ever embark on. It starts with behavioral covenants—agreements that guide how we treat each other. Trust the process; the results will follow. It’s not an […]
By Wayne Cordeiro
One of the most practical and hope filled-books ever I’ve read on burn out and depression. Cordeiro’s counsel isn’t theoretical, but born out of the experiences of one of the most Godly men I know. Cordeiro lays open the inner regions of his heart and soul as he skillfully and gently guides […]
Pinchot, Gifford and Pellma, RonIntrapreneuring in Action: A Handbook for Business Innovatio
Intrapreneuring in Action: A Handbook for Business Innovation, by Gifford Pinchot and Ron Pellman (San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler, 1999) 176 pages, paperback, $14.95. Obtain from Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 450 Sansome St., Ste 1200, San Francisco, CA 94111, (415) 288-0260
Picking up where his best […]
One of the most powerful things a leader can do is offer hope to the congregation and community, but this is more than mere optimism. A recent book from the business sector is Putting Hope to Work: Five Principles to Activate Your Organization’s Most Powerful Resource (Praeger, 2006). Inspired, I adapt the principles for church life.
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Leadership development requires a core group of mentors. This should include the pastor, of course, but must expand to include other staff and key volunteer leaders. The #1 reason seekers come to church is to find mentors who can help them endure the ambiguities and overcome the obstacles in life. Every great mentor is […]
I was talking with a pastor the other day who was having trouble getting what he needed out of his staff. I asked him if he had set clear expectations for them as to what he was expecting. He said, “Sure, I told them I wanted their area of ministry to grow.”
Well, folks, that’s […]
Break Out of Program “Silos”
By: Tom Bandy
Most church staff leaders find themselves trapped in management roles for programs. Growing churches break their staff out of management by deploying them at the “intersections” of the disciple-making process. In other words, their job is not to manage programs but develop leaders. They prioritize one-to-one time with […]
2014 was a banner year for The Effective Church Group at 21st Century Strategies.
We provided church leader training resources to over 44,000 church leaders this year, including:
Access to over 1500 blog posts on EffectiveChurch.com
Over 200 training videos on Church-Talk
Over 325 issues of Net Results magazine
We worked in person with over 300Â pastors […]
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