A simple question to ask yourself that will get you to think:
If you were just an average member of your church and you ran across your team, would you join?
If your answer is yes, ask …

Good leaders often ask, “How can we accomplish our goal?”
Great leaders ask a different question first: “Why do we need this accomplished?”
Things are often moving quick and we often need to rally our volunteers …

Who is leading you? As a leader, we always have others leading us (even if we don’t know it).
I’m led by leadership book authors, my mentors, leaders immediately around me, and by leaders at …

Yesterday, we talked about churches having too few leaders. Now, let’s dig into the details of how a church can recover when they have too few leaders.
Leadership is demonstrated again and again in the Bible. …

I hear this question over and over again. It is a question that is common to just about every church, but more common with the economic downturn and recent staff layoffs.
The question is: How do …

Over recent years, there has been a trend in churches to hire more staff.
Need to get something done? Hire a new staff member.
Need some more ministries created? Hire a new staff member.
Need to reach a …

As a church, we’ve had an abundance of giving and growth. Many churches have had more giving than ever. Some churches have grown from a few hundred to many thousands of members. We have more …

Sometimes, things just don’t go the way you would expect. You think you’ve planned enough, but for some reason things just didn’t come together.
Rather than pointing fingers, Joel Spolsky recommends asking “The Five Whys” to …

I was recently asked why some volunteer teams are better at recruiting and growing their team members than others. I firmly believe that the primary reason a team grows strong team members and recruits more …

Our first win as a leader is important – it sets the tone for the future. It helps you overcome difficult times. It also helps build confidence to allow you to take on larger tasks …