Christian leadership and culture. How do we engage it? What issues deserve addressing? What should be our tenor and tone when doing so? These are complex, messy questions facing us in a Post-Christian America. Many of the following posts address this topic. You will want to forward many, if not all of these, posts to […]
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14 Leadership Lessons From The Life Of Jesus
Even reasonable atheists must admit Jesus Christ is the greatest leader who ever lived. No other person has been more talked about, more worshipped, had more songs and books written about their life, inspired more artwork, created a more successful lasting organization called the local church, and literally has history measured by when He lived […]
The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of July 6th
Jeff Henderson, the lead pastor of Gwinnett Church and absolutely one of my favorite leaders, often says, “Leadership comes with a microphone.” There simply comes a time during everyone’s leadership when you must stand and say, “Here is where we are going. Follow me.” This is why this week’s Top 10 list is so important. Many […]
5 Things You Can Do To Build A Great Worship Service
Have you ever sat in a poorly organized worship service? We all have at one time or another. We have all felt the sense of awkwardness when there is a lack of preparation. If awkward worship moments ares all too common at your church, I want to make you aware of a special free online […]
New FREE Ebook – 969 Leadership Quotes: Timeless Truths From The 2015 Passion, Velocity, Orange and Leadercast Conferences
Leaders love quotes. A good quote puts into language what we feel intuitively in our heart and soul. It clarifies our thinking and cuts through the clutter to get to the heart of the issues we are facing. A good quote is repeatable. It strengthens our leadership and message when used properly. A good quote […]
The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of June 29th
Christian leaders have the highest calling. We are assigned the stewardship and proclamation of the most important message in human history – the life-changing message of Jesus Christ. As a result, we must reach our full-redemptive potential as leaders. No stone can be left unturned and everything must be done possible to be the best […]
The Top 30 Christian Leaders You Should Follow On Twitter Part 2
Earlier this year I posted my annual listing of The Top 30 Blogs Christian Leaders Need To Read In 2015 and The Top 30 Christian Leaders You Need To Follow On Twitter In 2015 Part 1. Because of the popularity of these resources, I am providing a mid-year update of The Top 30 Christian Leaders You Should Follow […]
How Piedmont Church Fed All 6,071 Hungry Children In Their Community For A Single Day
On Sunday, June 28th Piedmont Church located in Marietta, GA prepared and collected enough sandwiches, chips, snacks and drinks by themselves to feed all 6,071 children suffering from hunger in their county for a single day. A conversation later the same day with Community Pastor Marlon Longacre provided some insight into how this came to […]
3 Reasons I (And You) Should Want To Lead
I make my living in the church services space. In other words, I provide good and services to local churches helping their mission and vision become reality. There exists a wonderful community of Christian leaders like myself who provide a variety of these services. One of the absolute best is Bryan Miles. Bryan is CEO & Co-founder […]
The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of June 22nd
God is still on the throne and He is still in control. Nothing catches Him off guard. Christian leaders can rest in this reality. With that being said, there are things we need to do today and moving forward as leaders. Passivity is not in a successful leader’s thought process. That is why this week’s […]
10 Things Pastors And Church Leaders Must Do When Church Attendance Is Declining
The Word of God is always moving forward, always advancing, always taking new ground. Likewise, the Kingdom of God is always expanding and enfolding more people. Therefore, declining attendance should be viewed as a crisis situation for any church. Declining attendance should be of highest priority and therefore immediately addressed. Former ESPN president and executive […]
The Top 10 Leadership Posts I Read The Week Of June 15th
I love this week’s Top 10 list. Great leaders are curious. They are always learning and want to know why things work. In addition, smart leaders know what made them successful today will not keep them successful tomorrow. They get better, smarter. This week’s Top 10 list is heavily populated with articles about leadership at […]