Articles in Church Leadership
Some recent passions I’ve heard others express:
Convincing others to give more time to those in need
Making their spouse happier every day
Coaching leaders to make a bigger impact
Raising money for a specific cause or non-profit
Helping others …
Here is a list of fears I’ve recently heard people express:
Embarrassment
Loss
Failure
Success
Mediocrity
Fame
Silence
What are you afraid of as a church leader? How do you plan to overcome it?
Here are some things I’ve heard people ask prayer for recently:
A heart to serve others more than self
A strong marriage
A fresh fire for studying the Bible
More time
Less debt
More volunteers for church
Less gossip
What are you praying …
Until the last few months, I have been in a prayer slump. I would tell someone I was going to pray for them but often I would get busy and forget until it was much …
I see it too often – churches and non-profits continuing to depend on volunteers to get things done, but never making that leap from volunteer-based to volunteer-centered. A volunteer-based approach will let an organization get …
With the end of the year is approaching, now is the time to start preparing for the next year. We’ll be starting a new series on leadership unlike anything you’ve read here before! It will …
Bootstrapping Your Service Team
Starting a new service team is often an easy step – you see a need and you fill it. The problem that most leaders face isn’t starting, but successfully bootstrapping a service …
As a leader, it can be difficult to balance life: family, friends, work, church services, and volunteering. I learned the hard way that I am personally a workaholic – this is how I eventually came …
I was recently asked by a reader what leadership development within an affinity team, such as a college ministry, might look like. Let’s consider an approach that can be adopted by those managing a more …
Now that you have learned about the staircase method of leadership development, and have seen examples of this in action, now it is time to start taking your first steps. We want to identify three …