Being weak is no fun. Whether you’re tired, sick, or otherwise, weakness limits your ability to do what you need to do in the amount of time you need to do it. In the eyes of many leaders, weakness is a nuisance and an obstacle to effectiveness. Leaders: let’s embrace weakness. “Pride and small vision…
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Links for Leaders 3/18/16
A pastor without a healthy marriage is going to have significant difficulty leading the local church effectively. Healthy pastors lead healthy churches, and if a pastor’s marriage is in disrepair, so will the church be. Mark Dance shares about where pastors can get help for their marriages—don’t hesitate to get help if you need it!…
Three Thoughts on How to Design a Ministry Strategy
During the Great Awakening, George Whitefield and John Wesley preached and ministered faithfully. Most would say Whitefield was the superior preacher. He was known as the phenomenal communicator of his day, even impressing Ben Franklin with his oratory skills. But years later, as historians compared the impact of Whitefield’s ministry to Wesley’s, they believed Wesley’s…
Three Differences Between Busyness and Productivity
There is a mammoth difference between teams and leaders who run around being busy and those that are truly productive. Busyness can give the allusion of productivity as people are doing things, as meetings are happening, and as emails are being sent and read. But not all busyness is valuable. In fact, busyness can mask…
The Role of Leadership
For a simple process to become a part of the culture of the church, it first must be woven into the leadership culture. The discussion must begin with the leadership of the church. The simple process must become part of their vocabulary. It must roll off their tongues with ease. It must make its way…
Two Keys to Having an Effective Group Strategy in Your Church
One of the biggest takeaways from the research behind our upcoming book Transformational Groups is the need for churches to be more clear and focused in their group strategy. Church leaders must know how their groups (classes, Bible fellowships, etc.) fit into their overall discipleship strategy/process, and many don’t. They simply have groups. Once leaders know how…