Dear New Leader,
First, I want to thank you for your willingness to commit to being a leader. There are many that are too busy or too afraid to step up and lead others in the …

Yvon Prehn from the Effective Church Communications blog wrote a great post recently on how the church can communicate through the recession. Here are some ideas she provided on what we can do:

Be encouraging. Remind …

Something comes up. You need time off from your leadership. What do you end up doing – stepping down or stepping aside?
Stepping down means you leave your team on their own. You haven’t prepared to …

It seems to surround us. The idea that a church can only get things done if they have paid staff. In fact, many churches strive for more staff. They make it a goal from day …

Volunteer recruiting is about more than just asking people to join your team. It requires an understanding of how your leadership will translate into a healthy, vibrant team. Much of this becomes your recruiting message:
You …

Leaders have a difficult task: they are responsible for their team both today and tomorrow. What does this mean?
Leaders must manage the people and actions of today. Leaders must also evaluate and understand the changes …

Being a leader of volunteers is about more than just building a team and making things happen. Leaders have the responsibility to teach others. In fact, leaders are often teaching through their actions, even if …

Every volunteer in your team is a potential leader.
You have two choices: allow them to lead, or suppress their leadership.
Allowing them to lead means allowing things to happen in ways you don’t expect. It …

The Broken Window Theory is based on an article titled “Broken Windows” by James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling, which appeared in the March 1982 edition of The Atlantic Monthly:
Consider a building with a …

Whether you have been witness to internal problems or problems that become more public, leaders are not immune to sin. In fact, the sin of leaders can cause stumbling blocks for teams or an entire …