How to revitalize a declining church. This is a common concern. It speaks to the love for your church and the Lord Jesus. Yet the answer might not be what you expect. Churches weaken and shrink for many reasons. It
The Mystery of Leadership Development
Does leadership development seem like a mystery? You want more leaders, in fact you want to be a better leader yourself! You’ve done the book reading and podcast listening thing. You’ve watched a few YouTube videos too. But you feel
What Did He Say? Leadership Communication
You are a professional communicator. You preach and you teach. You lead worship. You lead devotions. You spend a lot of time on the phone: calling, texting, emailing. You make visits. You sit on boards and committees. You are busy
Who is to Blame? (What’s Really Going On?)
We all face the reality at some point. Which is your reality? Church with few attending? Youth group with few or no participants? Parochial school enrollment barely meeting the break even point – or worse? The annual event didn’t happen?
Burnout: Unintended Effects, Causes & Solution
It can go by names like burnout, discouragement or exhaustion. So it’s no wonder that self awareness, self care and self management are hot topics these days. How are you doing with that? The old saying is true that if
Which Church (& Church Leader) for 2021?
There are two churches in town, St John and St Paul. On the outside it seems that they are both pretty much the same. They both have a nice pastor and a nice sermon and worship services that are on
Losing Control? Five Antidotes
Do you feel like giving up? Are you losing control? Are you getting weary of it all? Who isn’t? There is so much that is out of our control. We can’t control the pandemic. We can’t control who gets the
The Two Problems With Leadership Development
The world is full of leaders. Some good, many average and a few not good at all. The world of books, videos, websites, podcasts and other resources are full of material. There are a multitude of schools and classes and