by Scott Ball | Church Governance, Church Revitalization, Developing Leaders, Disciple Making, Evaluations, Podcast, Staff Development
Thriving churches maximize the leadership potential of their board, staff, and volunteer teams. If your church isn’t achieving your vision, there is likely a problem with the leadership. The journey to maximizing your leaders begins with implementing systems of...
by Scott Ball | Church Growth, Church Health, Church Revitalization, Developing Leaders, Evaluations, Leadership, Strategic Planning, Turnaround Pastors, Vision
Not everyone has the “right stuff.” We often tell our children that they can be anything they want to be, but this isn’t entirely true. It’s a nice sentiment, but it’s just false. At this point in life, my chances of being a professional...
by admin | Church Finances, Church Growth, Church Health, Evaluations, Leadership
Building a budget has got to be the least attractive part of going into ministry. I remember when I received the call from the Lord to go into ministry when I was in junior high school. I had dreams of sharing the gospel, comforting the down-trodden. I had a passion...
by Scott Ball | Church Consulting, Church Growth, Church Revitalization, Evaluations, Leadership, Strategic Planning
Your church will never go where you are not intentionally leading it. If you want to lose twenty pounds, but never go on a diet or exercise, it will not happen. If you want to retire with a nest egg, but never save and invest, it will not happen. Churches often say...
by Scott Ball | Developing Leaders, Evaluations, Leadership, Leadership Development, Staff Development
I came across a quiz the other day that tested if you could identify if a quote was from Kanye West or Jean Ralphio Saperstein from Parks and Recreation. I only got six correct. How well can you identify narcissistic individuals? And what does that have to do with...
