Last Year’s Top 25 Most Read Christian Leadership Blogs As Determined By You The Readers

Each week I post my Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Previous Week.  This list cuts through the clutter and pointing leaders to top quality resources and leadership content.  These posts have become extremely popular and spotlight some of the greatest thinkers and writers in the Christian leadership community.

The following are Last Year’s Top 25 Most Read Christian Leadership Blogs As Determined By You The Readers:  If you have not subscribed to these sites, I recommend you click on the provided links and do so today.  To give you a picture of the quality writing they produce, I am including a link to their most-clicked articles provided on my site.

1. Paul Alexander – For the second year in a row, Paul was my most read writer.  He is a pastor, speaker, strategist, and ministry consultant at The Unstuck Group.  His most popular post was Stop Hiring People To Work At Your Church.
2. Ron Edmondson – Ron is the CEO of Leadership Network. Previously, he was a pastor, revitalizing two churches and planting two churches.  His most popular post was 7 Lazy Leadership Practices.
3. Scott Cochrane – Scott is the Vice President- International, Willow Creek Association. He loves Jesus, Nora, Adam, Amy and John. Football and hockey (he’s from Canada) are much further down the list.  His most popular post was 3 Indicators You Need To Recharge Your Leadership Battery.
4. Carey Nieuwhof – Carey is a husband, a dad to two sons and a daughter-in-law, and the founding and teaching pastor of Connexus Church north of Toronto Canada.  He really needs no introduction.  He is a blogger, speaker, podcaster and just a great friend.  His most popular post was Declining Attendance And 7 Preaching Shifts That Are Happening Right Now.
5. UnSeminary.com – Written by Rich Birch, he has been involved in church leadership for over 20 years. Early on Rich had the privilege of leading in one of the very first multisite churches in North America. He led the charge in helping The Meeting House in Toronto to become the leading multi-site church in Canada with over 4,500 people in 6 locations.  This site teaches you what seminary did not.  Rich’s most popular post last year was 6 Dirty Secrets About Multisite Churches Which Almost No One Is Talking About.
6. Courage To Lead – This site is written by Shawn Lovejoy who is the organization’s founder and CEO.  His heart beats for coaching leaders and talking them through what keeps them up at night. Shawn has been a real estate developer, church planter, and a megachurch pastor. He now devotes himself to coaching leaders regarding their culture, teams, and systems, and training other coaches to coach leaders all across North America.  Shawn’s most popular post this past year was 10 Ways To Become A More Disciplined Person.
7. Rookie Preacher.com – Joe Hoagland and Brandon Kelley chose the name Rookie Preacher because it represents what they are about. As a rookie in anything, you are in a position of being a learner. They believe that all pastors should be learners.  This site’s most popular post was Deliver Your Next Sermon With Power! 7 Tactics To Use.
8. Dan Reiland – Dan is the Executive Pastor at 12Stone Church in Lawrenceville, Georgia. He previously partnered with John Maxwell for 20 years, first as Executive Pastor at Skyline Wesleyan Church in San Diego, then as Vice President of Leadership and Church Development at INJOY.  Dan is a dear friend, a legend, and someone I admire greatly.  His most popular post was 3 Experiences Guests Won’t Forgive.
9. Charles Stone – Charles has been in ministry for over 30 years.  He has also planted a church, raised three kids, and written four books.  Charles is now the senior pastor of West Park Church in London, Ontario, Canada.  His most popular post was 5 Telling Questions To Ask At Your Next Staff Meeting.
10. Kurt Bubna – A self-proclaimed “recovering idiot,” Kurt has been in pastoral ministry since 1976 and now serves as the Senior Pastor of Eastpoint Church, a vibrant, growing, and community-focused congregation in Spokane Valley, Washington.  His most popular post was The Single Most Important Secret To Moving Forward In Life.
11. Chuck Lawless – Chuck is the Dean and Vice-President of Graduate Studies and Ministry Centers at Southeastern Seminary in Wake Forest, NC, where he also serves as Professor of Evangelism and Missions. In addition, he is Global Theological Education Consultant for the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention.  Chuck’s most popular post was 10 Signs That You’re Getting Hardened In Your Ministry.
12. Phil Cooke – An internationally known writer and speaker, Phil Cooke, Ph.D., has actually produced media programming in more than 60 countries around the world.  In the process, has been shot at, survived two military coups, fallen out of a helicopter, and in Africa, been threatened with prison. And during that time – through his company Cooke Pictures in Burbank, California – he’s helped some of the largest nonprofit organizations and leaders in the world use the media to tell their story in a changing, disrupted culture.  His most popular post was The Secret To Being The Most Interesting Person In The Room.
13. GrowingLeaders.com – Written by Tim Elmore, he is a best-selling author and international speaker who uses his expertise on Generations Y and Z to equip educators, coaches, leaders, parents, and other adults to impart practical life and leadership skills to young adults that will help them navigate through life.  The most popular post from Growing Leaders was My Favorite Books From 2017.
14. Brandon A. Cox – Brandon ia a follower of Jesus, husband to Angie, and dad of three.  He is the Lead Pastor of Grace Hills Church in Northwest Arkansas.  His most popular post was 5 Marks Of A Mature Leader.
15. Joshua Reich – Joshua is the Lead Pastor of Revolution Church in Tucson, AZ.  They are an Acts 29 church that dreams of saturating the city of Tucson with gospel-centered church planting churches.  Joshua’s most popular post was The 1 Thing Most Christians Miss.
16. Public Words – This organization was founded in 1997 by Dr. Nick Morgan, one of America’s top communication experts and coaches.  This site is a must-read for anyone who communicates publicly.  Dr. Morgan’s most popular post was The Eight Worst Ways To Start A Speech.
17. Mark Howell Live – Mark is the Pastor of  Communities at Canyon Ridge Christian Church in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is also the founder of SmallGroupResources.net, offering consulting and coaching services that help churches across North America launch, build and sustain healthy small group ministries.  His most popular post was 10 Rules To Connect More People In 2018.
18. Adam Weber – Adam is one of the pastors at a church called Embrace. Embrace is a 10-year-old church that has grown to 6 campuses and 4,000+ people in weekly attendance, and is still growing. In 2013, 2014, & 2015, Embrace was listed as one of the fastest growing churches in America according to Outreach Magazine. Adam also wrote a book on prayer called Talking With God.  His most popular post was 4 Ways To Seek God’s Guidance In Decisions.
19. SeniorPastorCentral.com – Written by Brian Jones, Brian is the founding Senior Pastor of Christ’s Church of the Valley, a church that grew grown from 0 to 2,000+ amazing people in the northwest suburbs of Philadelphia.  Their vision is to transform the Philadelphia metro area by growing beyond 5,000 and planting 20 campuses throughout the region.  Brian’s top post last year was The Demise Of U2 And The Lesson For Senior Pastors.
20. Pastor Joe McKeever – Dr. McKeever has been saved more than 65 years, been preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ more than 55 years, and has been writing and cartooning for religious publications more than 45 years.  He put in 42 years pastoring six Southern Baptist Churches (most recently the First Baptist Church of Kenner,LA), followed by 5 years as director of missions for the SBC churches of metro New Orleans.  His most popular post was Why A Lot Of Professing Christians Never Attend Church.
21. Greg Atkinson – Greg is a coach and consultant – specializing in areas such as first impressions (also called hospitality or guest services), leadership, and the entire worship experience. Greg is a member of Forbes Coaching Council and a featured contributor.  His most popular post was The Pet Peeves Of A Church Secret Shopper.
22. The Unstuck Group -For 14 years, Tony Morgan served on the senior leadership teams of Granger Community Church, NewSpring Church and West Ridge Church.  In that season, he started writing about leadership at TonyMorganLive.com.  In 2008, he started offering leadership coaching networks for pastors. In these coaching relationships, a theme emerged again and again: Pastors felt stuck. Tony began developing a process to help them get unstuck.  Their most popular post was 7 Frustrating Symptoms Of Doing Ministry Without A Strategy.
23. Steve Fogg – Steve is passionate about sharing with the world what he knows about branding, communications, marketing and all things digital.  Steve also wants to help you communicate clearly and simply so you are able to tell your story in a way that connects with your audience whether you are a small, church, business or non-profit.  His most popular post is Seven Compelling Social Video Statistics That Will Make You Rethink Video.
24. Joseph Lalonde –  For the past 13 years, Joe has flexed his leadership muscles helping mold students into leaders who are going out and changing the world.   He has seen many young people grow into responsible adults leading extraordinary lives.  Through these experiences, Joe realized he could share the leadership insights and knowledge with a broader crowd if only there was a larger platform.  His most popular post is The Disciplines Of A Healthy Leader.
25. J.D. Greear – J.D. is the pastor of The Summit Church, in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina and is currently serving as the 62nd president of the Southern Baptist Convention.  His most popular post was Billy Graham’s Ministry in Four Words.

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