One of the most common frustrations shared by church leaders is that leading their team can be like herding cats; each leader seemingly moving in a different direction. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Effective leaders know that it is possible to align even the most independently-minded department heads into a cohesive, focused…
6 Vital Conversations Before Making a Ministry Hire
Few dynamics have a greater impact on the success of your ministry than building a great team. That’s why it is so critical that you get your next hire right. And it all begins by having 6 vital conversations. 1. The conversation with God No decision should drive you to your knees in prayer quite…
3 Steps to Much Better Team Decisions
How do you help your team make better decisions? It starts by understanding that there is no such thing as a team decision. Every decision made in your church or organization must have someone’s name written next to it. Someone must own the outcome. Someone must pace around their office thinking through every ramification and…
4 Measurements Leaders Need to Weigh, not Count
Leaders measure. It’s part of what we do. It’s in our “DNA”. We want to know how many, how much, how often, how far and how fast. These measurements tell us how much progress we’re making and how much distance we still have to go before achieving the goal. But effective leaders also know that…
The Soul-Filling Impact of Good Friday
For many Christ followers, Good Friday is merely the warm-up act to the main event; Easter Sunday. But I believe there is tremendous “soul-filling” value in focusing on a key moment in the Good Friday narrative. It starts by looking at two critical “walks” that God took with his people. The first walk took place…
