Interesting Stats on Growing a Church: Breaking Some Old Myths
…leadership training plan are self-sufficient within three years. Those that don’t – 57% 72% of new churches with a proactive stewardship plan to move to self-sufficiency within three years. Those…
Radical Discipleship Is What We Need
…the U.S. use very often today. Radical Discipleship is More than Leadership Development People are always confusing leadership development with radical discipleship. Obviously both are important, but few churches see…
The Summer Express: What I’ve Learned from Locomotion
…happens one car at a time. Tweet This I’ll close this article with some comments and reflections on momentum, summer slumps, and effective leadership. It takes a LOT of energy…
Make a To Don’t List
…antique theological book Leadership isn’t about getting things done right (a manager’s job); it’s about getting the right things done. Tweet This The key to effective leadership isn’t so much…
Why the Mainline is Shrinking …
…blog on my frustrations as a consultant, he wrote me an email that contains the following questions (reprinted here with his express permission). “I was reading the leadership thread about…
The “Magic” of Unspoken Conflict
…of “unity and harmony.” The congregation, particularly the leadership, make heroic attempts to cover up, tuck under their sleeves, and practice mis-direction and sleight of hand to try and convince…