Church Development, Discipleship, Leadership
You’ve heard it touted as a solid reason to not trust the church—hypocrisy. Honest reflection will likely reveal that you are similarly frustrated as a leader in ministry… Why aren’t people changing to reflect the grace of God in their lives? The...
Church Development, Discipleship, Leadership
If you are like the leaders I meet with regularly, then discipleship is something you want to get right. Easier said than done. Much like recovery from addiction, being transformed into the image of Christ requires focus on self—why do I do what I don’t want to...
Church Development, Discipleship, Leadership
It’s so hard to watch people leave the church. You have watched kids grow up and turn away from the faith that you helped raise them in and you have had whole families disappear, maybe without so much as a goodbye. It hurts. These people were and extended part...
Church Development, Leadership
Where do you go from here? It’s been a rough couple of years for everyone, and that’s certainly also true of the church. You have been thinking for some time about the new normal—about moving forward on mission to share the love of Christ with a weary world. But where...
Developing, Discipleship, Leadership, Prioritizing, Teambuilding
Admittedly, there is a tension between tasks and callings. If you have people you are overseeing, you likely do have certain tasks you need to get accomplished. They also likely have their own callings that dovetail with yours in some ways but not in others. Often...
Coaching, Discipleship, Leadership, Teambuilding
If you are leading a ministry or a ministry area within a larger organization, you likely have people you oversee. These people may be paid staff or they may be volunteers, but either way it’s a useful exercise to sit down and think through how to lead these people...
