Conducting Ministry Experiments

Conducting Ministry Experiments

Over the last two years, the Church was forced to stretch and find new ways to gather and share the gospel. The invention was birthed out of necessity but as necessity waned, the interest in the innovations has largely waned as well. Yet, culture proceeds to shifts...
Is your goal to be right or to be effective?

Is your goal to be right or to be effective?

Do you want to be right or do you want to be effective? That is a critical choice for many of us as ministry leaders.  Being right ≠ being effective When I find myself in this position, a question I ask myself is this: “What do I gain by insisting on being right?...
Supernatural Leadership

Supernatural Leadership

As leaders, how do we engage with the supernatural? How do we process it when we see something that we think might be supernatural? Or when we desperately want something supernatural to happen and we just aren’t seeing it? As we lead and disciple others, how do we...
Leadership Principles vs. Methodology

Leadership Principles vs. Methodology

Leadership methods, approaches, and styles change. Strategies differ depending on the seasons, persons, and/or context. New books pop up on leadership and leadership in ministry constantly but some books stand the test of time. These books are classics because they...
How to select the best people for new jobs

How to select the best people for new jobs

The job market is changing. We read about it in the newspapers. Between technological advances, remote work options, and a changing economy, we have newly created positions that we’ve never had to hire for before. That’s as true in the church world as it is in the...
What is whole life worship?

What is whole life worship?

Transformation is the great white whale of ministry. We plan for it, pray for it, and dedicate our lives and ministries to its pursuit. We see it spout from a distance, feel the ripples that promise it is near, but real, honest to goodness transformation eludes...