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Emergency Care when it's been one of those weeks
ARGGGHHHH! Yep, it's been of those weeks. Hardly a day off. Too much on your plate. Too many interruptions. Conflicts and complaints. Meetings, visits, and unexpected crises. Nobody's happy! And this …February 3, 2012
| ARGGGHHHH! Yep, it's been of those weeks. Hardly a day off. Too much on your plate. Too many interruptions. Conflicts and complaints. Meetings, visits, and unexpected crises. Nobody's happy! And this week's sermon isn't coming together. Most every … |
 | Every organization—including churches—must deal with continuing change. The crux of the matter is not if it will occur, but whether the organization can lead change rather than just react to it. The most common type of proactive change … |
 | Leadership Principle #4The leader who constantly trains his or her people also builds their spiritual strength, which multiplies the effects of their skills and resources. "'We can't go up against the people because they are stronger than we are … |
| There's a relatively new website out there called Klout.com. Heard of it? Klout actually measures your online influence. Your Klout score takes into account how much you post to Facebook, how often you're retweeted on Twitter, how many people view … |
 | Churches want, and rightly so, for their extended communities to speak well of them. These days, a lot of time and money goes into promulgation of good PR about the local church—particularly the "humungo" local church. While all that is going … |
| Most leaders receive due recognition for the great decisions they make. They are often lauded for the ways they have led people and organizations to change. But what if change is extremely difficult? What if a leader does not have the positional … |
 | When is it time to push, and when is it time to rest? The New Year is a time when our culture tells us to push on with those new resolutions, but winter is a time our bodies may want to slow down and, if not hibernate, at least sleep more. For … |
 | Creativity is a blessing and a curse. Creativity led Pastor Ed Young, Jr. and his bride to place a bed on the roof of their church. Their bed-in drew attention far and wide to Pastor Young's new book on what the Bible has to say about sex. Feel free … |
| Leadership Principle #2 Because external forces control the birth, death, and resurrection of dreams, leaders shouldn't dwell on what might've been. "…It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness … |
| This is the first post in a series of chapter summaries from Leading from the Lions' Den: Leadership Principles from Every Book of the Bible. Leadership Principle #1:Creative leaders coax the best thinking out of individuals before calling a … |
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Teacher First: Leadership Network's 2009 Survey of Large-Church Senior Pastors
Megachurch pastors are a rare breed. They represent 0.3% of North America's churches but they draw almost 10% of weekly Protestant worshippers. Most of these churches are growing, many by a …Type: White PaperSponsored by: Leadership Network -
"Enough" Stewardship Curriculum Guide
Download this 68-page guide from ServiceU to discussing important leadership topics for your place of worship. This 4-week course contains leader and learner guides around the four important pillars …Type: GuideSponsored by: ServiceU -
Breaking Through Growth Barriers In New Churches
One of the most critical areas in church planting is leadership. A church planter must grow, change and develop his or her leadership style in order to take a church to the next level.Type: Case StudySponsored by: Leadership Network -
Developing Leaders in a Postmodern World
Current principles and practices in selecting and equipping leadersType: White PaperSponsored by: Leadership Network -
Fast Forwarding Your Church's Engagement in the Community
More churches are pioneering a shift toward community service. Not only are they deploying their own members; they are engaging people outside the church to work in the community. Missional Churches …Type: White PaperSponsored by: Leadership Network
