- 1. Leaders Train
- Leaders are trainers. And the fruit of training shows up in the actions of well-led teamwork. When Theodore Roosevelt led his Rough Riders into battle in the Spanish-American War, he taught his team ...
- Created on 18 August 2021
- 2. 3 Helpful Tips for Older Pastors to Mentor Younger Pastors
- In the last several decades, resources for pastors have proliferated. When religious research is conducted, pastors tend to be the focus. When I look at my office shelves, there are rows of books for ...
- Created on 14 January 2021
- 3. 3 Ways to Convince Your Church Members to Join Small Groups
- People today are often extremely busy, including me. We have countless things going on at work, at home, even at church. With so many demands on our lives and limited time available to satisfy them all, ...
- Created on 08 November 2019
- 4. 8 Keys to Calm Your Ministry Kids' Fear of Cultural Violence
- Yesterday, I was communicating with a lady who is a children's pastor in El Paso. She was sharing how the shooting had affected their church. Today's kids are growing up in a world where shootings, murder ...
- Created on 08 August 2019
- 5. Warning: Upcoming Turbulence in 2019
- I despise airplane turbulence. Even though I enjoy high-speed roller coasters, there is something about hurling through stormy skies in a commercial jetliner at 37,000 feet that turns my knuckles white. ...
- Created on 26 December 2018
- 6. Feed My Sheep
- ... ams. Our work teams need substantive input. Training must be a regular occurrence for stability and growth. Listening sessions are important for determining nutrition needs. Prayer is the tie that bind ...
- Created on 28 March 2017
- 7. To Empower or Not to Empower? That Is the Question
- Because of my latest book, My First, Second & Third Attempts at Parenting, Deborah and I have been doing our "Heart of Parenting" seminars more than ever. During the Q&A portion of the seminars, we are ...
- Created on 25 April 2016
- 8. What Is Involved in a Pastor Apprenticeship Program?
- ... training program that pastors can run in a church of any size. The two-year program allows churches to train ministers without having to form a school while also using those ministers as volunteers in ...
- Created on 06 January 2016
- 9. 5 Tips to Developing Your Leadership Development Program
- ... k about the content of an LDP. What is the proper curriculum for training leaders? A broad guideline for program content should focus on core competencies, character, and time management. Every organizati ...
- Created on 02 October 2015
- 10. 7 Levels of a Mission-Minded Church
- I have preached at churches across North America and I have discovered that passion for missions has greatly declined in the past 20 years. While some churches are still excited about spreading the gospel ...
- Created on 15 September 2015
- 11. How Often Are You Teaching?
- "How many times do I have to tell you?" I think this question is embedded somewhere in our genetic code. There are many derivatives of the question, but the essence of it has been a basic staple of parental ...
- Created on 11 June 2015
