Before getting to this week’s list, I want to make you aware of two very special events coming up for Christian leaders.
- The Courageous Pastors Gathering on February 21st and 22nd in the Atlanta area. This is not a preaching conference or a pep rally, even though everyone will worship and get pumped up. Through Shawn Lovejoy and the Courage To Lead team’s main sessions, as well as their Labs, you will walk away from this event with real tools to help you take your church to the next level with God’s help. Shawn is allowing 5 churches who read this post to be my personal guests at this live event. Use the term COURAGEOUS to sign up for one of the 5 spots! I’ll be there and hope to meet you in-person.
- Renegade Pastors Virtual Conference on March 15-17, 2022. This online event cost $129 plus it is FREE for a pastor’s spouse. I cannot recommend this conference put on by Nelson Searcy and his team enough! As a Senior Pastor you face many challenges to finishing strong in ministry — and this past year has been no exception. Find renewal and inspiration through proven strategies and new applications for ministry from those who are in the trenches with you — and are committed to helping you fulfill your calling! They will cover multiple areas critical to finishing well, including physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health. Also, this is the best conference for developing the systems of a healthy ministry I know of.
The Top 10 List
Now as promised, the following are The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of January 31st:
- 5 Healthy Solutions For Lonely Leaders by Gavin Adams
- The Great Retention by James Albright via LeadershipAndMain.org
- How To Avoid One Of The Biggest Mistakes Leaders Make In Leading Change by Scott Cochrane
- 4 Essential Qualities Of An Effective Small Group Pastor by Mark Howell
- 3 Common Traits Of Elite Leaders by Shawn Lovejoy via CourageToLead.com
- 5 Practical Steps To Lead As A Force For Good by Dan Reiland
- 10 Reasons To Kill Comparison by Cary Schmidt
- Funerals And Focus by Kevin Paul Scott
- The Pitfalls Of Technology: What You Need To Know by Nelson Searcy via ChurchLeaderInsights.com
- Avoiding Ministry Failure: 5 Questions To Ask When You Do A Ministry Pre-Mortem by Charles Stone
- ***BONUS*** How To Turn A Sermon Series Into A Book by Justin Trapp via MinistryPass.com. Few organizations provide as many quality sermon series, sermon graphics, and youth and children’s media content as the team at Ministry Pass. Click HERE to learn more about all they provide. You will love what they resources.
Last Week’s Leadership Posts
The following are this site’s top posts from this past week. These all had an incredible response! Make sure you check them out if you missed them the first time around.
- The One Skill Most Necessary To Being An Effective Leader (And You Probably Don’t Come By It Naturally) – This is my most read post of the week.
- 3 Changes The Kansas City Chiefs Made To Go From A 3-4 Record To The AFC Championship Game (And Why This Matters To All Leaders) – The team should have read this post before the 2nd half of their game against the Bengals!
- 3 Shifts in Kid’s Ministry Design – Great sponsored post from Aspen!
- The Top 20 Church Leadership Conferences to Attend in 2022 & 9 More Most Read Leadership Posts From January ’22
What other great posts did you read?
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