The Fine Art of Coaching Small Groups
Coaching appears to be the “next” big thing when it comes to church leadership. It seems almost everyone either (1) wants to be a coach, or (2) wants to be…
Remember
…future are those who remember the gracious past.” As Christian men and women who have been entrusted with the leadership of the church today, remember what you have been called…
Do Sweat the Small Stuff
…point) and explode. Years ago, I read “Wooden on Leadership.” It was about John Wooden, one of the greatest basketball coaches of all time. He coached U.C.L.A. to ten NCAA…
Deepen Your Congregation’s Spirituality Quotient
…this decline is the spiritual emptiness that pervades our leadership and our membership. It’s all too rare to hear from church members engaging in meaningful, daily spiritual practices. Instead, we’ve…
On Firing Staff
…either incompetent or disruptive. Sad to say, incompetent staff will stay no matter what the lead pastor does. Read what Dave Ramsey says in his book EntreLeadership about the leader…
Separating Vision and Management
…that the management team cannot really be trusted in its function. If pastors pay more attention to leadership development rather than program development, they will deploy the core staff and…