Tag: leadership
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Top Posts of 2019 #7: “How to Build a Problem Solving Culture at your Church”
I mentioned when I began this countdown that team culture came up. I’ve fielded a lot of questions from church leaders on this topic and this post resonated with those conversations. The best ideas don’t always come from where you think they come from. In the Church we tend to hire professional pastors who are…
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Top Posts of 2019 #8: “5 Characteristics of Churches that Change”
So this post about how to lead through change (code for how to help a declining church start growing again) comes in at number 8 this year. Over the past 7 years working with the Unstuck Group I’ve consulted with all kinds of churches. Small churches, large churches, single site churches and multisite churches, churches that are…
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Top Posts of 2019 #9: “Leaders are the Culture”
Thanks for joining me in this countdown of my top 10 posts from 2019. Team culture came up a couple of times in this list…this one comes in at number 9. Everywhere I turn it seems like people are talking about culture. Team culture, staff culture, and organizational culture. How to build a healthy culture…
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Why a Great Strategy Won’t Grow your Church
If you know anything about me, you know that I’m a strategy guy. It’s how God has wired me up. It’s my best place in the Church. Strategy bridges the gap between where we are and where we’re going. Mission answers the question: “Why do we exist?” Vision answers the question: “Where are we going?”…
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Why it’s Good for Ministry to be Difficult
Over the last couple of decades of full-time local church ministry, I’ve seen my fair share of difficult ministry moments. Like many of you I’ve experienced incredible wins and painful setbacks. Anyone who’s been in local church ministry for more than 5 minutes knows that it’s not always rainbows and unicorns. Ministry can have incredibly…