Leadership
Holistic Leadership Development
You want to develop leaders who will do what Jesus called us to do, leaders who can take the church forward into the 21st century. You look to the fields and see them, as Jesus does, ready for harvest — and you know that’s where your ministry needs to concentrate.
What’s needed is holistic leadership development — the kind of leadership development that comes from the harvest and leads people back into the harvest, resulting in subsequent generations of new believers and new leaders living as Jesus called us to live.
We can help you develop leaders the kind of leaders you need in a way that is both relational and intentional… and ultimately effective in helping your church accomplish its mission.
Pursuing God’s Will Together
You want a unified team? Commit to making decisions in alignment with God's will together. I’ve read some of Ruth Haley Barton’s other books, so I was already a fan. But in Pursing God’s Will Together, she breaks new ground with looking at spiritual direction in the...
The three-in-one ministry leader
When you need a ministry role filled, it's easy to get hung up on finding someone who checks all the boxes. You might be looking for a three-in-one ministry leader. Take the example of a Sunday school ministry leader. To fill that role, you ideally want someone who...
Do you have the spiritual gift of guiding?
You probably haven't heard of the spiritual gift of guiding. I certainly hadn't. But it makes a whole lot sense and it's biblical—I checked! Here's how I discovered it and why I think it's so important: Is guiding a spiritual gift? I was recently teaching through a...
Six stages of the leadership training trail
Are you hitting a wall as you train new leaders? If the people you are training as leaders aren't developing like you hoped they would, it may be that you are missing some stages of the leadership training trail... Let’s say you have a promising potential young leader...
Top 7 reasons churches won’t look out their windows
Why are so many of our churches today insular and siloed, unable—or unwilling—to look out the window at the world beyond our walls? Here are seven of the top barriers to engaging with those around us: 1. We aren’t experiencing God ourselves. If we’re not...
Three ways senior leaders get in their own way
There are some significant obstacles in your way as you lead your ministry. One of them is you. Here are 3 ways senior leaders get in their own way. 1. Create ministry bottleneck. The problem is a familiar one; a client of mine inadvertently named it when he was...
Help! My small groups are all over the place
A lot of church leaders that I coach ask for help because their small groups are all over the place. The issue, essentially, is central control of groups. To what degree can the leadership get all of the groups on a similar track? Can/should they create a consistent...
Consider Your Legacy… No Matter Your Age
As a Christian leader, your future is in the Kingdom of God. What you leave behind here is not wealth, accomplishments, big buildings, awards, crowds, etc. Your legacy will be found in the impact you have had on others. With that in mind, no matter your age you have...
Are you poised to be a lifelong learner?
One of the most critical pieces of personal development is simply to keep developing. Just as we keep developing spiritually, we should continue learning as well. Becoming a lifelong learner means rather than becoming set in what you already know, you intentionally...
Money Matters: Can you afford to be generous?
Money matters. Especially in times of economic instability, you need to reflect on and remind yourself of the financial principles you live by. What do you believe about money? Take some time to reflect and write down the principles you believe on a deep level. Those...
How do you know your time is well spent?
As Peter Drucker—my favorite mentor that I’ve only connected with a few times—has famously said on ensuring time is well spent, “There is nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency something that should not be done at all.” It’s surprising how much of...
Leaders: How are you continuing in spiritual formation?
If you are leading, you need to be growing. The moment that engagement in spiritual formation stops is the moment you begin leading your people astray. Openness to the Holy Spirit--and humility before God and others--are the essential foundations for ongoing growth…...