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 …

My good friend Ryan at Art of Mission has a survey to determine how churches are using technology to extend their impact beyond the walls of the church.
“This survey is part of my graduate …

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 …

I have rolled out a new website called WhatYouDoIsWhatTheyHear.com that features some of the principles from the recent post with the same title. The purpose of the site is to provide a simple page for …

Building on the recent post about the Staircase Method of leadership development, let’s look at some examples of how others are successfully using this model to grow their leadership base. This will help you understand …

This post is an early notice for my Agile Ministry readers – a second edition of my ebook Handle With Care is being released soon with some major updates! Here is a short list of …