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- 21. 8 Positive Signs I've Seen in Churches in 2019
- It's easy to "beat up" the North American church, and I confess that I sometimes fall into that rut. For that reason, I want to move toward the end of 2019 by focusing on these positive signs I've seen ...
- Created on 27 December 2019
- 22. Why You Must Communicate Your Vision Clearly to Your Team ...
- ... s of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., shared some leadership insights recently at a conference that I thought were worth repeating. Here's what he had to say: On Communicating Your Vision: "There is a ...
- Created on 12 December 2019
- 23. When Simple Church Becomes a Complex Problem
- ... that created such a buzz. First, the book advocated tying the church's vision statement to a process of discipleship. Most church vision statements were words on a wall or a website that had little practica ...
- Created on 11 November 2019
- 24. Why Great Leaders See the Bigger Picture
- Do you work for or know a bad boss? I'm always amazed at the influence and power we give to other people. Particularly in the workplace, we cede enormous authority to others based on their title. Obviously, ...
- Created on 22 October 2019
- 25. 6 Ways to Keep Your Church's Vision From Drifting ...
- ... what you do as a church leader. But your main job as a leader is to remind your congregation continually of your church's vision. Everything else, you can delegate. You can't delegate vision. Proverbs says, ...
- Created on 14 October 2019
- 26. 10 Habits Young Pastors Should Avoid
- ... d in 1981. In an effort to help other young pastors avoid my errors, here are only some of the ways I didn't pastor well in those days: I wasn't visionary enough. I'm generally a detailed person, and ...
- Created on 02 October 2019
- 27. 8 Reasons Young Staff Members Choose to Stay at Your Church
- ... ors that make them want to stay: They believe in the church's vision and leadership. You might hope these would be assumed for any staff member, but that's not always the case. Young staff members stay ...
- Created on 01 August 2019
- 28. 7 Key Questions About Your Church Vision ...
- Would you like to have a vision for your church that brings meaning, momentum, fruit and growth? It's possible—and likely—for you to see the fruit that comes when your church is united behind a compellin ...
- Created on 30 July 2019
- 29. How to Fulfill Your Vision for a Thriving Multigenerational Church ...
- ... g dogs—church programs, ministries and practices that distract members and visitors from the church's core vision and mission. It is common for members to assume that programs, ministries and practices t ...
- Created on 29 May 2019
- 30. 4 Ways to Find Your God-Given Calling Without Quitting Your Job
- If you won the lottery, would you quit your job? Your answer to this question depends on how you see your job. If you see yours as just a way to survive, then your answer will be something like, "Of course ...
- Created on 19 March 2019
- 31. Is It Time to Change the Name of Your Ministry?
- Google was originally named "Backrub." Best Buy began as "Sound of Music." Sony was originally "Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo." Nike started out as "Blue Ribbon Sports." In the ministry world, we've seen "Fourth ...
- Created on 25 February 2019
- 32. How to Build Church Momentum in the Dead of Winter
- ... e second weekend of the New Year is a celebration and vision-casting service. We call it the "I Love My Church Weekend." This single service sets the tone and direction for our ministry for the next 12 mont ...
- Created on 16 January 2019
- 33. 10 Powerful Questions to Help You Spend the Rest of 2019 Wisely
- ... aid in Habakkuk 2:2b: "Write the vision, and make it plain on tablets, that he who reads it may run." I pray God will give you fresh strength to run the race of faith in 2019. ...
- Created on 02 January 2019
- 34. Speak Up and Speak Out in 2019
- May I propose a New Year's resolution for 2019? Let's determine to speak up and to speak out, to raise our voices with clarity and compassion, to refuse to hold back regardless of cost or consequence. ...
- Created on 31 December 2018
- 35. Rick Warren: How to Get God's Vision for Your Church ...
- ... in great locations that struggle because of bad leadership. I see churches with great preaching struggle because of poor leadership. Leadership matters. And leadership rests on vision. Charisma doesn't ...
- Created on 03 January 2019
- 36. Try This Faith-Filling Exercise So You Can Keep Your New Resolutions
- This is the time of year that we all do it; every single one of us is guilty. We make enormous resolutions, only to stumble and fall by the second or third week of the infant year. Generally, when I resolve ...
- Created on 03 January 2019
- 37. A 5-Step Process to Create a Simple Life Plan
- As we head into a new year, I want to help you think through life planning. I believe in purposeful living, and that means you have to be intentional in where you spend your time. We are told in Ephesians ...
- Created on 02 January 2019
- 38. How to Make 2019 a Hallmark Year of Kingdom Advancement
- It seems the whole world is drawn to celebrations of some sort at this season of the year. As I wrote recently, our Jewish friends have just celebrated the eight days of Hanukkah; some even featured Hanukkah ...
- Created on 19 December 2018
- 39. 5 Strategic Questions to Prepare Your Church for 2019
- ... our church may be large with a big staff or a small startup with volunteer staff, either way, your team has to be out in front of the change. First, this means they need to have ownership and buy-in of a cl ...
- Created on 18 December 2018
- 40. This Is What Happens When the Church Lets Down Its Guard
- One of the mysteries of history is why, after the Roman Empire accepted Christianity, God allowed the pagan Germanic people to overrun Christian Western Europe 200 years later. The Roman Empire was, of ...
- Created on 15 November 2018