by A.J. Mathieu | Oct 11, 2016 | Coaching, Developing Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Development, Staff Development
There’s something genuinely disappointing about being out in nature—on a beach, in the woods, above tree line on the way to the top of a mountain—and discovering that someone had left behind a bottle, wrapper, container, cigarette butt or the like. You many not feel...
by Scott Ball | Sep 29, 2016 | Church Health, Communication, Developing Leaders, Leadership, Staff Development
A church’s most valuable asset is its leadership; so you must be careful not to burn out your team. In our collective decades of ministry and consulting experience, we have seen again and again how churches that lack healthy leadership eventually struggle. To be...
by Aubrey Malphurs | Jan 15, 2016 | Developing Leaders, Leadership Development, Strategic Planning
Every church our team works with consistently asks what they should do next. It is hard to have it all figured out. Pastoral ministry is tough. Maybe you don’t know what to do next yourself. Pastors often find the concept of vision clarity and strategic...
by Aubrey Malphurs | Dec 16, 2015 | Developing Leaders, Leadership Development
Pastor Bill Hybels once said that Christ’s church is the hope of the world, and leadership is the hope of the church. In light of this, we discover that the reason so many churches are struggling in North America and beyond results from poor or nonexistent leadership....
by Aubrey Malphurs | Oct 22, 2015 | Church Culture, Church Revitalization, Developing Leaders, Leadership Development, Recruitment, Staff Development
“How do we get from here to there?” is a question that I get frequently. Church leaders want to transition their church from where they are to where they would like to be. Many, many church leaders would like to transition from constantly shepherding,...
by Aubrey Malphurs | Sep 26, 2015 | Church Growth, Developing Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Development, Recruitment
To lead others well, a leader must know what is expected of those being led. In businesses, the leader or HR department creates a “job description”, which attracts qualified candidates for a given position. That job description helps the leader determine...
