Take a listen to the conversations taking place in and around your church these days. Are you hearing anything like this? “Did you hear what they’re saying about Rick Warren?” “You know, I really think we need more teaching about the end times.” “You have to read this email that’s going around. It has a…
4 Ways to Get Your Church Unstuck
At our recent series of Innovate leadership forums we asked this question; “What one word best describes your church today?” From Vancouver to Moncton, one of the words we heard over and over was this: Stuck! We then profiled Canadian church leaders whose church had found ways to get things moving again. These were the…
4 Risks that Exaggeration Poses to Your Leadership
How many of these statements, or statements like them, have you used; “That was the best (event, class, earnings quarter, meeting) we’ve ever had!” “This promises to be the best (baptism service, board retreat, youth outreach, stockholders meeting) ever!” “There is an unbelievable sense of momentum and excitement building in our (church, company, ministry, club)!”…
How to Tackle the 3 Biggest Challenges Facing Canadian Churches
Take a minute to give an honest reaction to these leadership questions: What part of your church is “stuck”, and what would it take to get it moving again? How could your church be better positioned to make a significant Kingdom impact? What would it take to see more people in your faith community move…
