Tag: resources
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Why Knowledge isn’t the Key to Team Leadership
You don’t have to be the best at everything to lead the best team. I’ve seen church leaders of the past lead based on titles, having the most experience and knowing the most on the team, having the right answers, and being an expert authority. Church leadership is changing, and I think it’s changing for…
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What Volunteers Want From Your Church
If you’ve ever read anything I’ve written on developing effective volunteer teams at your church then you’ve probably heard me say that I’ve never met a church leader who said that they had enough volunteers. In fact, the opposite is typically true. Having too few volunteers is one of the most frequent complaints and pressure…
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Vision is a Destination not a Statement
Vision is a destination, not a statement. Many churches spend an incredible amount of time wordsmithing pithy vision statements instead of providing a clear picture of where they’re going. What a majority of churches view as their vision statement is usually a mission statement. Mission Answers the Question: Why do we exist? This is the…
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Leadership Lessons I Wish I Understood as a Young Leader
Lately I’ve been thinking about some leadership lessons. You know…the “I wish I knew then what I know now” kind of stuff. See I’ve had a lot more time to think recently. That is, thanks to my wife for registering me for a triathlon this Fall. She said it was something that “we could do…
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And We Have a Winner!
I’m pleased to announce that Tim Stevens who serves as a Youth Pastor at Georgetown Christian Fellowship in Ontario, Canada has won my latest give away of a brand new copy of “Leadership Essentials” a DVD Teaching Collection from Craig Groeschel. In this collection of leadership lessons, Craig Groeschel candidly applies his own experiences in…