What we can learn from liturgical churches?

What we can learn from liturgical churches?

By guest blogger Gary Reinecke, www.infocusnet.org Part 2 of a 3-part series on liturgical churches Liturgical churches are increasingly leveraging their unique strengths to reach people who are far from God. Through new church planting efforts, young church leaders...
End with the beginning in mind

End with the beginning in mind

In his book The Leadership Rock, Garris Elkins inverts the famous Stephen Covey phrase “begin with the end in mind” to “end with the beginning in mind.” The basic concept is that in order to end well, we must recapture the beginning– the original vision. In this...
Practical help for leading change

Practical help for leading change

When people have a clear goal in mind of where they’re trying to go, they often don’t realize how many factors are involved in whether that change will become a reality or not. If the change is something big, then it’s likely not something you’re doing by yourself....
Leading from the pulpit

Leading from the pulpit

Most pastors don’t realize the power of their sermon and to what a great extent their sermon can provide leadership. Carl George once told me, “Tell me the stories you’ve used in your sermons in the last six months and I will tell you where your church is going.” He...