What Would Paul Do?
Okay, I know, I know. It creeps me out too. But it’s difficult to overlook Paul in the roll call of tour guides for the spiritual destiny...
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Feb 27, 20233 min read
Are You Celebrating?
One of the factors that we look for in churches that are plateaued or shrinking is the passion element. Passion is the vital fuel of an...
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...
Sep 1, 20212 min read
When To Challenge...
How long has it been since the people in your church, ministry, or organization were challenged with something bigger than themselves?...
Aug 3, 20213 min read
How To Dream...
After years of working with churches, we’re finding that the Imagination element is typically the least exercised of the four critical...
Jun 15, 20213 min read
Cincinnati Has A Story...
My hometown of Cincinnati is (in)famous for a number of reasons, not least its name. Hardly anyone can spell it, and few people,...
May 11, 20212 min read
Spiritual Vitality...and Age
Years ago we identified 4 critical elements all healthy churches practiced, regardless of size or stripe: Integrity: systems, processes,...
Dec 17, 20202 min read
Flatlining on the Status Quo
At one point in my pastoring, we purchased a demographic study based on a ten-mile radius of our church. It was filled with extremely...
Jul 7, 20203 min read
Falling in Love, Passion...& Leadership
The love story of Jacob and Rachel in Genesis 29 begins with some serious passion! But somewhere down the road, though, Jacob & Rachel...
Mar 24, 20202 min read
2 Critical Leadership Skills in a Crisis
How Are You Exercising These in Your Church? In the book Elemental Leaders, we identify 4 critical elements every effective leader must...
Jan 21, 20202 min read
The Four Elements of Effective Churches
How About a New Way to Measure Healthy Effectiveness? All healthy churches are characterized by four key traits: Integrity, Passion,...
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...
Jun 13, 20192 min read
What Does Leadership Demand Emotionally?
Balancing Compartmentalization With Transparency If you’ve ever had a boss that you enjoyed working long, hard hours for, what made them...
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