Tag: mistake
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Top Posts of 2019 #6 “2 Fatal Church Leadership Mistakes”
In “churchworld” there is a lot of mimicking that goes on. So instead of throwing out another “success story” for people to chase I’m learning that often stopping to diagnose and share mistakes can be much more powerful…and helpful. This post came in at number 6 this year…and yes I’ve learned these lessons the hard…
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How to Build a Problem-Solving Culture at your Church
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 supposed have all of the answers. After all pastors go to seminary to learn theology and all kinds of good stuff about the Bible and how to teach it. The very…
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2 Fatal Church Leadership Mistakes
When it comes to leading a church, there a lot of things that can go wrong that are outside of a pastor’s control. However, the other side of that coin is also true. There are a lot of wrong things that pastors do that are well within their control. This isn’t an exhaustive list by…
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Top Posts of 2015 #5: “7 Habits of Highly Ineffective Church Leaders”
It’s much easier to identify poor leadership in others than it is in yourself. We have a tendency to judge our leadership based on our intentions and the leadership of other based on the results. An old Russian Proverb says it this way, “The eye cannot see the eye.” Over the years I’ve had the…
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5 Mistakes that Fast Growing Churches Make
If you’ve ever been a part of a fast growing church you know how much fun it can be. New people who are unfamiliar with Jesus begin attending, friends are bringing friends, you’re adding new staff members, you’re building buildings, you’re starting new ministries, and most important of all people are meeting Jesus and being…