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How Anxious Are You about Your Money?
Do you find it hard to lead regarding church finance because you are distracted about your personal finances? Do you feel like you are not measuring up to what you preach and teach about money …- Margaret Marcuson -
Four keys to long-haul leadership
He was once regarded as one of the best business leaders in the world. At the end of his career, he was disgraced and, by some measures, considered one of the worst business leaders of all time. Al …- Thom Rainer -
How to Avoid Being Discouraged by Others in the Church
The year was 1903, and my great-grandfather arrived at the evening worship service at a chapel in eastern Kentucky. The newspaper report is sketchy, but we know that Granddad never went under his own …5 comments- Phil Wood -
2 reasons “executive decisions” are rarely that anymore
It's hard to find an "exec" these days...well, at least not like when powerful men and women made powerful decisions. You know, folks like Henry Ford and Andrew Carnegie. Somewhere along the way that …- Doug Lawrence -
Making Your Church Website Mobile Friendly
It's hard to go anywhere (including church) where people are not pulling out their phones for more than calls. We're clearly a mobile culture with habits now firmly entrenched in anytime, anywhere …1 comment- Anthony Coppedge -
One simple strategy for turning around a church or an organization
Leadership Principle #37: Lethargic organizations need leaders who aren't afraid to demolish the crumbling walls and rebuild on a clean foundation. "'Who is left among you who saw this house in its …4 comments- Tom Harper -
10 Commandments for Creating a Culture of Mission in Your Church
Thou shalt have a clear statement of mission and no agenda above that mission Thou shalt have a clear definition of what mission success looks like Thou shalt NEVER rely on attendance and giving …- Will Mancini -
Smelling Like Smoke, Feeling Like Hamburger
I recently built a backyard fire pit. I poured a concrete slab about 12 feet in diameter and put together a fire pit kit I had ordered from a home-improvement store. It turned out really well, and …- Hal West -
Leadership and Entitlement
With all the talk in recent months of our nation's fiscal cliff, which some in Congress attribute to excessive "entitlement" programs, it seems like a good time to address the latter. Not in an …1 comment- Thom Rainer -
6 leadership lessons from Bill Hybels
Though first published in 2008, Bill Hybels' Leadership Axioms is my new favorite leadership book. I walked away with six fresh lessons that I needed to hear. 1. Cast vision as a picture, not a goal …2 comments- Tom Harper -
Is Your Church Polarized?
Churches, large and small, can find themselves facing a divide over issues, large and small. The issue at hand can range from controversy over a new building to the denomination's stance on …1 comment- Margaret Marcuson -
6 Times When It’s a Good Idea to Change your Church’s Mission Statement
Classic wisdom taught us that our mission or purpose statements are timeless. In many ways that's true and its a helpful teaching concept. And in an ideal world, it works. But in reality, there are …1 comment- Will Mancini -
Creative Meetings: Go-To Resources
This is the fifth post in a series on developing successful Creative Planning Teams. Click HERE for the original post. No matter how creative your team or how cool the location is where you meet or …- Anthony Coppedge -
The five C's of a healthy vision statement
There is no shortage of literature about leadership. Similarly, there is a plethora of material of why leaders must have a vision. It is with some reticence, then, that I attempt to add a meaningful …- Thom Rainer -
Creative Meetings: When and Where
This is the fourth post in a series on developing successful Creative Planning Teams. Click HERE for the original post. Creative team meetings live in a sort of dichotomy: they need to have creative …- Anthony Coppedge -
3 SAG Awards lessons for churches
I've been a member of the Screen Actors Guild for 48 years (Holy cinema, Sparky!) and that means that I get free DVDs of all the votable movies for the awards presentation each year. Whoopee! Yep, I …1 comment- Doug Lawrence -
Creative Meetings: Controlling the Meeting
This is the third post in a series on developing successful Creative Planning Teams. Click HERE for the original post. For churches that have unsuccessfully experimented with Creative Team Planning …- Anthony Coppedge -
Creative Meetings: Picking the Team
This is the second post in a series on Creative Planning Teams. Click HERE for the original post. Picking the people who make up the Creative Planning Team for your church is a very important …- Anthony Coppedge -
Creative Meetings: Order Out of Chaos
This is the first of five posts in a series on Creative Planning Teams. I've been a proponent for creative team planning meetings since I was first exposed to them in the secular television …- Anthony Coppedge -
Infographic: Social Media Trends Churches Must Understand
An up-to-date look at how certain social media trends should be understood by churches looking to engage a mobile, on-the-go culture. Scroll your mouse over the graphics and this interactive …- Anthony Coppedge
| Bob Russell tells the church to take a stand against culture | |
 | "Young leaders, the world and your peers will pressure you to soften your message. We need you to be loving, but we need you to be bolder." (From NACC 2012) |
| The power of consensus decision-making | |
| Aubrey Malphurs explains how group decisions can cause breakthroughs in a declining church. (From church consultant training taught by Aubrey Malphurs - www.churchconsultation.org) |
| A fired-up new vision for the church | |
| "It will not be stylish worship services. It will not be innovative programs." Jerry Taylor brings it home in this fiery climax to his message! (courtesy of NACC 2012) |
| The dynamics of church patriarchs and matriarchs | |
| In just about every church, someone other than the pastor holds the keys to change. (From church consultant training taught by Aubrey Malphurs - www.churchconsultation.org) |
| Are you letting fear derail your ministry? | |
| "How do you know when fear is motivating you?" asks Rick Warren. "You have an intense desire to run." (Courtesy of NACC 2012) |
| What is missional discipleship? | |
| We've confused evangelism with discipleship, says Alan Hirsch. "Every disciple is an agent of the king and ought to be released as such." (From NACC 2012) |
| Ignite your church with fresh thinking at Turnaround 20/20 | |
| Last year's inaugural 20/20 conference exceeded all our expectations, both in number of attendees (more than 200) and the quality of the speakers. The format is the same this year - 20 speakers, 20 minutes each, giving their best advice on how … |
| Save your sanity (and your ministry) by saying no | |
| "If you try to care about everything," says Pastor Todd Clark, "you'll soon find out you don't have the bandwidth to care about anything." (Courtesy of NACC) |
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