Category: Leadership
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Top Posts of 2018 #3 “18 Churchy Things the Class of 2018 Won’t Get”
This post was done by a friend of mine over at the Unstuck Group. It’s hilarious…and a little sad at the same time. Around this time of year, the mainstream media and Internet meme-machines like to remind us how old we are by telling us all of the things this year’s high school graduates won’t…
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Top Posts of 2018 #4 “5 Reasons Churches Don’t Grow”
It still holds true that 80% of churches in America are plateaued or declining. It doesn’t have to be that way! I wrote this back in August and it quickly shot up to one of the top posts of the year. It’s impossible for your church to grow and everything stay the same. I know it would…
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Top Posts of 2018 #5 “4 Indicators your Church is Moving in the Wrong Direction”
The “why” behind church growth and decline are always topics that generate a lot of interest here and this year was no different. This post was the 5th most popular post of the year! You may have heard me tell the story of a church that started years ago in the Phoenix east valley. This…
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Top Posts of 2018 #6 “4 Ways Churches Misspend Money”
I was a bit surprised that an article about church finances made it into my top 10 for 2018. But it just goes to show that finances are a pressure point for church leaders and when a church’s resources are misaligned it can be lid to growth. Churches get funny when it comes to money.…
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Top Posts of 2018 #7 “What Makes Emotionally Intelligent Church Leaders Different?”
Emotional Intelligence is the latest leadership frontier that’s being explored. It’s not just a business world conversation, even in church-world it makes a huge difference…and the best church leaders know that it’s actually rooted in the Bible. The best church leaders don’t simply spend time learning new stuff about the bible, praying 24-7, discovering new…