Category: Leadership
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Top Posts of 2018 #8 “5 Ways Successful Church Leaders Think Different”
This post came in at number 8…I’ve been around some successful church leaders. They really do think and act different. In fact this post outlines 5 ways I’ve observed successful church leaders thinking and acting differently than the average church leader. Successful church leaders naturally think differently than the majority of church leaders. It’s one…
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Top Posts of 2018 #9 “Are You the Type of Person that can Work at a Fast Growing Church”
So when I wrote this post I knew it wouldn’t make everyone happy, and I was right, it didn’t…but that’s not the point…I’m not trying to make everyone happy, I’m trying to shift people’s thinking about church leadership. Not everyone gets to work at a fast-growing church. Yes, I know a list comes out every…
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Top Posts of 2018 #10 “How the Lead Pastor and Executive Pastor Roles Work Together”
For the next couple of days I’m going to be counting down the top 10 posts from 2017 here on Helping Churches Make Vision Real. These are the posts that generated the most traffic, comments, and were the most shared on social media. The most popular topics this year had to do with emotionally intelligent…
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5 Mistakes Experienced Church Leaders Make
Experienced Church Leaders don’t mean to do it. Being complacent. Making mistakes. It “just happens” we tell ourselves. But does it have to happen? Not really. After spending more than 22 years in full-time ministry this “experienced” Church Leader has committed every mistake on the list. We can chalk it up to complacency, over confidence,…
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4 Big Reasons Why Church Teams Win or Lose
Not all church staff teams are created equal. Not only are different people gifted differently, but they’re gifted with a different measure or capacity of each gift they have. Some teams are built skillfully and intentionally to reach a particular vision while others are a collection of talented people, others still end up being a…