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Active Discipleship
Sometimes there is a tension between discipleship and disciplemaking. You might feel like you have to choose between them. Some think focusing first on spiritual growth equips people to better serve and share the gospel. In actuality, the two are inseparable. Outreach...
This might be exactly what you need
Dear Friend, I want to begin with an apology. For years, I’ve championed coaching as the answer to maximizing ministry effectiveness, urging you to learn and use coaching skills. Looking back, I realize that my enthusiasm may have felt overwhelming. Ministry...
A Different Kind of Coaching
You can find someone marketing themselves as a coach on just about any topic. If you do what they tell you to do, they guarantee success. But what if you can’t? What if it doesn’t fit with your personality or circumstances? Like David in Saul’s armor, the system won’t...
Life-giving Leadership Communities
Wouldn’t it be nice to sit down for a break with some friends who get it? Most people feel the appeal of this question. You are working hard and need a break. You need connection with people who really understand you and the issues you are struggling with. People who...
Remember who you are
In a world where identity is everything, how can we remember who we are? You’ve probably seen the scene in The Lion King when The spirit of his father Mufasa returned and told Simba “Remember who you are.” It’s powerful because our internal identity must then be...
3 Habits To Keep Your Mission Central
You have an idea of how things are going to go when--BAM!--something happens out of left field and it changes your trajectory. It happens more often than you'd like. It doesn’t even need to be a major event; even little changes can alter our course. But if you have a...
When Disaster Strikes
Many of you know that I live in Pasadena, California. In fact, I live two blocks from Altadena. The Eaton fire was stopped just 100+ yards from my home. Four houses on my street burned to the ground. Beyond that—it’s just sheer devastation. I had a very relevant post...
Starting 2025 Strong
You want to see God do amazing things in and through your church in 2025. Now is the time to start. If you aren’t intentional about it, ministry in January can be kind of a wash. To help, we have outlined 5 key areas where you will want to focus on now in order to get...
Our Top Blog Posts in 2024 (and what that says about you)
One way we measure our effectiveness is through the engagement we get with the blog posts we send you. The following are the blog posts that caught your attention—and why we think they did. #1 Arrested Spiritual Development This was the top opened blog post of the...
5 Questions to Ask in December to Start the New Year Strong
There’s a lot of pressure in January. It is supposed to be a time for new beginnings but frequently January is a recovery time without a clear focus --- and we fail to get traction to move forward. One of the best ways to start the new year strong is to start in...
Facilitating Faith
How do you know when someone in your congregation is struggling with their faith? What signals you that someone is ready to take a leap of faith? Often the answer is when they tell you. The trouble is people often wait to share those things until it is critical and...
Renewing Church Staff Energy
You ask for feedback at a staff meeting and get crickets. People are doing their job...but no more. There is a general lack of "team" amongst the staff. You've tried team building exercises and retreats, adjusting your goals, even bringing in a consultant to help...