Before getting to this week’s Top 10 list, if you ever wanted to hear Brian Dodd talk on leadership, now is your chance. Next Wednesday, June 17th at 1:00 PM CST I will be a guest on the Aspen Group’s webinar discussing key issues facing leaders as they reopen their churches. Trust me, some of the topics will surprise. Click HERE or on the image provided to sign up. I hope you sign-up or at least catch the replay. It would be an honor to invest in you.
The following are some of this site’s posts from this past week. If you missed them, make sure you check them out.
- The Complete Content From June 11th’s ReThink Leadership Digital Conference went viral! Features Carey Nieuwhof, Andy Stanley, Dan Reiland, and more!
- Why Now Is The Perfect Time To Hire Your Church Staff “Dream Team” I love this post!
- Tim Keller’s 8 Qualities Of A Healthy And Prosperous City And Community
- Why Now Is The Perfect Time To Hire Your Church Staff “Dream Team”
- Short-Term Solutions vs Long-Term Strategies to Relaunch Your Church
The following are The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of June 8th:
- Two Questions To Ask In Troubling Times by Kurt Bubna
- How The Best Leaders Manage Their Anxiety by Lolly Daskal
- A Framework For Communicating Effectively In Uncertain Times by Peter Englert
- Ten Critical Keys For Designing A Creative Culture by Phil Cooke. Excellent!
- Case Study: How To Start A Sermon Series Well by Brandon Kelley via RookiePreacher.com. Also check out Rookie Preacher’s The Intentional Pastor’s Toolkit. For only $30 you get time and energy tools, sermon planning tools, strategic planning tools, leadership development tools, and attendance and giving tools. Great offer for pastors!
- 7 Reflections On Re-Entry After COVID-19 by Shawn Lovejoy via CourageToLead.com
- Will The Church Be Resurrected From The Dead? by Thomas McDaniels. His thoughts on a post-COVID church.
- How To Gain A Healthy Stability During A Time Of Disruption by Dan Reiland
- 5 Ways To Get People To Pay Attention To Your Sermons by Charles Stone
- 10 Summer Sermon Series Ideas by Justin Trapp via MinistryPass.com. Ministry Pass is also offering a 14-day FREE trial with access to over 500 sermon series and countless graphics. Check it out HERE. Mark Batterson said, “One of the things I appreciate is Ministry Pass is really a clearing house where you can take an illustration or a graphic or an entire series, put your fingerprint on it and leverage it in your church.” I’ve checked them out and agree.
- ***BONUS*** Check out Michael Lombardi’s post in The Daily Coach entitled Our Daily Struggle With Time Famine. It is outstanding!
That’s my Top 10 (11) for the week. What other great posts did you read?
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