Stop Pastoring the Saints and Start Leading the Church
…leadership. Leadership means taking a congregation and pointing them ruthlessly toward mission. It means reminding them that the Prime Directive hasn’t changed: We’re here to make disciples. Leadership means casting…
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…
Changing Your Congregational Ethos: It’s Not an Overnight Job
…church’s leadership team plan an intentional ethos-changing strategy. Adopt a Congregational Covenant of Conduct that includes a covenant of participation and support. Adopt a meaningful Leadership Covenant – and insist…
The DIY Consultation
…one of the ways we do that is by offering professional consultation services, church leadership coaching, and congregational training. What many folks may not realize is that when we write…
The Third Core Spiritual Habit: Intentionally Encouraging Other Christians
…practicing the core spiritual habits, the church’s leadership won’t either. If the leadership isn’t practicing the core spiritual habits, the congregation won’t follow suit. Tweet This This is one of…
Five Secrets to Getting Volunteers to Perform
…leadership crisis, it’s a church-wide ministry support crisis. There never seem to be enough leaders and there never seem to be enough workers to get the job done. In some…