“Unreasonable Church Finds a Balance Between Going Both ‘Deep’ and ‘Wide”’ – Rich Birch Yesterday I posted The Top 17 Books Christian Leaders Should Be Reading In 2017. One of the books listed was Rich Birch’s incredible look at some of today’s most successful churches – Unreasonable Churches: 10 Churches Who Zagged When Others Zigged And Saw […]
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The Top 17 Books Christian Leaders Should Be Reading In 2017
With Christmas fast approaching, I want to provide you a wonderful list of resources to get the leaders in your life. Below are 17 books written by some of today’s top Christian leaders. These will inspire, equip and challenge all Christian leaders. Make sure you check out each one! The following are 17 Books Christian Leaders […]
30 Observations About Fast-Growing Churches
I am getting more and more questions about the subject of fast-growing churches. This has caused me to wrestle with many thoughts. The following are 30 General Observations About Fast-Growing Churches: Most are staff led. Growing churches are led by leaders committed to personal growth. Primary draw is still the platform (music and preaching). Pastors […]
11 Lessons On Successfully Leading Next Generation Leaders
Over 50% of the American population is under the age of 21. We are seeing similar stats globally as well. Whether you lead a church, business, non-profit or athletic organization, the ability to identify, enlist and develop next generation leaders will be critical to having a sustainable future. Recently, I read a number of articles […]
The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of October 24th
I love pastors. Pastors spiritually feed us the Word of God each week. Pastors have callous knees from praying for us. Pastors have taken jobs with pay grades far below their level of education. Pastors are under constant evaluation from frankly, unqualified people. Pastors and their families live in glass houses. Pastors are there during […]
5 Things Pastors And Business Leaders Need To Know About Change Management
Nobody likes change but a baby. This is one of my favorite sayings. However, the fact remains change is a reality all leaders must not only deal with, but initiate. One leader who is initiating a lot of change currently Bryan Miles, the CEO and Co-founder of Miles AG, a conglomerate company consisting of eaHELP, Render, […]
In Today’s World Smart Wins. Here Are 16 Practices Of Smart Leaders.
I had a company president who often said, “I will not be reduced to a level of mediocrity.” In other words, the older he got the less patience he had for irrational and unintelligent conversations. I think society has grown tired of being reduced to a level of mediocrity as well. Smart is winning in […]
26 Benefits That Perseverance Gives Pastors, Coaches And Business Leaders
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. – James 1:2-4 (NIV) The following are 26 Benefits That Perseverance Gives Pastors, Coaches And Business Leaders: Perseverance drives you […]
12 Things Pastors Can Do To Exponentially Grow Their Church
Practically every pastor and church leader I have ever met wants their church to grow. They want their churches to make a greater impact in their communities and around the world. Pastors and church leaders want to see the Kingdom of Heaven expanded by reaching more and more people for Christ. One of the qualities […]
24 Quotes On Faith And Leadership From Los Angeles Dodgers Clayton Kershaw
Clayton Kershaw will be the starting pitcher in tonight’s Game 6 of the Los Angles Dodgers – Chicago Cubs National League Championship Series. The following is his resume” 3-time Cy Young Award winner 2014 NL Most Valuable Player six-time All-Star two-time NL leader in most wins four-time NL leader in ERA three-time NL strikeout leader […]
The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of October 17th
“You need to quit reading your press clippings.” Those were the words of a former company president I worked for. What he was attempting to communicate is even though I was experiencing a certain level of success, I had a loooonnnng way to go. He was right. As leaders, we never fully arrive until we […]
11 Leadership Quotes And Lessons From Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Two movies are opening this weekend. One movie has a major movie star. The other movie has people no one has ever heard of. One movie is widely publicized. The other movie has little to no promotion. One movie is playing everywhere. The other movie you have to find. One movie has a big budget. […]