by Dave Workman | Dec 5, 2022 | Church Health, Church Leadership, Small Church / Rural Church
Like most people on the planet, I’ve had some good bosses and some not-so-good bosses. And conversely, in my leadership history, at times, I was a good leader and other times, a not-so-good leader. But after years of observation, study, and reflection, it seemed to me...
by Bill Tenny-Brittian | Oct 10, 2022 | Church Leadership, Communication / Preaching
I was speaking with a pastor in Iowa the other day and shared that I’d just completed forty years in parish ministry. He offered some generous congratulatory sentiments and thanked me for my service. But then he paused and asked me a really great question: “What has...
by Ed Stetzer | Sep 19, 2022 | Church Health, Church Leadership, Pastoral Burnout
My identity has too often been tied to the successes or failures of the ministries that I lead—and too frequently in unhealthy ways. It’s easy to find yourself counting heads at church on a Sunday or eyeing up the funds that were raised on any given week, wishing that...
by Jeff Hoglen | Aug 19, 2022 | Church Leadership, Church Planting, Church Revitalization, Coaching
How easily do you bounce back from disappointment? What is your reaction to change? Change is a fact of life. Biologists define a living organism as something that moves (among other factors). Regardless of the type of organism – human, animal, or even something...
by Artie Davis | Jul 7, 2022 | Church Leadership, Church Planting
I have been doing some form of pastoring for almost 30 years, and I have certainly been a sucky pastor on many occasions…so I hope you can learn from my failures and use them too… #1 I was a sucky pastor when I…Allowed myself to get burned out I forgot...
