Is the Church a Business?
In our last podcast, our panel debated the question: Is the Church a Business? It was a fun and eye-opening discussion…and led to a...
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Feb 6, 20233 min read
Divine DNA...and You
Over the last few decades, there’s been a shift in evangelicalism in particular from the hyper-individualistic message of “personal...
Jan 24, 20232 min read
How Are Your Systems?
Designing, developing, and improving church systems is the unsexy work very few church leaders get excited about. But the reality is:...
Jan 3, 20232 min read
Do You See Me?
The other night my wife and I watched “Encanto: Live at the Hollywood Bowl.” Don’t ask why. And please don’t judge: I’m not really a big...
Nov 28, 20223 min read
Dogpaddling with Dolphins
I’ve been on both sides of a lead pastor transition. Years before serving in the lead pastor role at our church, everyone on...
Nov 14, 20222 min read
The Secret of Servant Leadership
Of the four essential elements that every leader must exercise—Integrity, Passion, Servanthood, and Imagination—Servanthood seems like it...
Nov 7, 20223 min read
A Continuum of Transformation
In a previous post titled Helping People to Become Inviters, I talked about giving the people in our churches more resources for becoming...
Nov 1, 20221 min read
The Power of Systems
How about a quick video to get you thinking today? First, let me set this up with a little background. When church leadership teams go...
Jul 19, 20222 min read
Changing the “Routine Paradigm”
At one time I had my Christian life neatly prioritized. It was: first, God. Second, family. And third, work…specifically, my work as a...
Jul 5, 20222 min read
Leadership Is Crucial, But...
Leadership is crucial, but not all leaders are the same. Over the last few decades there has been an emphasis on church leadership, with...
May 26, 20223 min read
Are You Leading In?
One simplistic definition of leadership is moving people toward a shared goal or dream. I’ve written before about the 3 areas of...
Jan 10, 20223 min read
Top 5 Things Pastors Should Stop Pretending To Be
I believe that a pastor’s main duty is making sure the mission of the local church is carried out, which is primarily guiding...
Sep 15, 20212 min read
Searching for Significance
In the decades that I’ve been following Jesus, I’ve met numbers of people who have questioned how they’ve spent their time after...
Jun 3, 20213 min read
Are Leaders Born or Made?
Some years back I had lunch with a young man who had immigrated to America at fifteen to escape an abusive father and a broken family...
May 31, 20213 min read
Leading Through Personal Difficulty
David’s army had just won a military victory over a coup led by his own son Absalom, killed in the battle. David turned what should have...
Mar 16, 20212 min read
Risk, Failure...and Recovery
Years ago we used to take our kids to a community pool that had a high diving board. I’m not much of a swimmer; if there was an Olympic...
Mar 2, 20213 min read
The Power of Delegation: Part 2
Becoming a "leader of leaders" requires effective empowerment. If you haven’t read The Power of Delegation: Part 1, check it out here....
Feb 23, 20213 min read
The Power of Delegation: Part 1
Successful leadership of any organization is dependent on the ability to effectively delegate. Good delegation is a defining feature of...
Feb 9, 20212 min read
5 Practices of Innovative Leaders
Organizations have a relatively short shelf life without innovation and, oddly enough, few allot time and resources to imagination and...
Jun 14, 20193 min read
Are You An Elemental Leader?
The 4 Fundamental Factors for Effective Leadership Over the decades, I’ve had some good bosses and some not-so-good bosses. And...
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