Becoming an Inside Out Church
…complicity between the media, corporate culture and institutional leadership to cover up scandal. The suspicion and hostility that is a result of this has an extra “bite” when applied to…
Clergy, Co-Leaders
…Leadership On The Otherside: No Rules, Just Clues to be published in June of 2000. Fellowship Bible in Little Rock AR began with four equal pastors and has had them…
Controllers and Systems
…that they’re worthy of being in leadership. What I’ve found is that quite often it’s these people with personality disorders who have been placed in leadership positions, and that normal…
Church Growth Obsession? Guilty as Charged
…Shepherding Can’t Replace Leadership Too many pastors are “loving their churches to death” – spending all their time caring for existing members while neglecting the church’s future. Yes, member care…
Examples of Mission Statements
…ministries and activities of this church. We are committed to small group ministry because it is where most individual transformation, conversion, and leadership development takes place. We are committed to…
Volunteer Burnout Solutions: Why Doing Less Achieves More
…Positions and Meetings. Smaller churches don’t need layers of leadership or monthly meetings that accomplish little. Even if your board micromanages down to the last pencil purchase, quarterly meetings are…