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  • Why it’s Good for Ministry to be Difficult

    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…

  • Do you Care more about the Strategy or the Results?

    If you’ve ever been a part of a fast-growing church, you know what chaos feels like. New people are showing up every week and space can quickly become an issue. You’re making adjustments on the fly, sometimes weekly. Finding room for kids, adding new worship service times, figuring out where you’re going to park everyone,…

  • How to know when the Systems at your Church are Broken

    How to know when the Systems at your Church are Broken

    The systems you build at your church can help move you towards your mission or keep you from it. Building great systems in your church is the art of connecting the values, structures, strategies, goals, and vision to work in alignment that builds a culture that leans towards accomplishing the mission. Systems are made up…

  • 4 Keys to Great Church Staff Coaching

    4 Keys to Great Church Staff Coaching

    Just because coaching doesn’t come natural or easy to everyone doesn’t mean your team shouldn’t receive good coaching. You can get better results out of your team by giving them better coaching. Here are 4 steps you can take over the next 30 days to get better results out of your team! #1 Stay Positive…

  • The Difference between Micromanagement and Accountability

    The Difference between Micromanagement and Accountability

    I’ve never met anyone who likes to be micromanaged. Unfortunately I’ve observed many church staff teams who confuse micromanagement and accountability. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard a young church staff member express frustration and cry out about the injustice of being micromanaged when their supervisor was simply holding them accountable for…