How does a team become idle? Team idleness is a term I use to describe a team failing to move forward towards its desired goals and objectives. The term simply means things have stalled. Therefore, team idleness means for a span of time there is no – or very little –...
When I say “needed,” I need to qualify that word. If you are planting a house church or micro church, then you may not need these 5 positions. That’s the beauty of “simple church.” I would say that the majority of churches that are being...
How aware are you of your church’s vibe? In bringing people who are estranged from God back to Him, there are only two ways we approach that: we either attract them or we go find them. Dave Workman Click To Tweet And if we do this in the context of a community of...
I’ll never forget sitting down with a seasoned church planter from another denomination who received my direct mail and offered to take me out to lunch for extra encouragement. I proudly laid before him my mission, vision, values, strategy, and a host of other things...
Pastors and spouses can find true friends. Really, they can. Of course, people talk. People gossip. People love to share what they hear. And that’s true of what they hear from a pastor too. So, if the pastor talks about personal life, shares a concern – heaven forbid...