by Aubrey Malphurs | Dec 8, 2015 | Church Health, Community Outreach, Leadership, Strategic Planning
One of the best ways to reach your community is to take the time to understand your community and what makes it unique. In Acts 1:8, Luke writes that we will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon us, and therefore we are to be witnesses to our communities...
by Aubrey Malphurs | Dec 4, 2015 | Church Health, Leadership, Leadership Development
A healthy church begins with healthy church leaders. It’s easy to assume someone serving “in ministry” has things all together, but you and I both know this can certainly be far from the truth at times. Church leaders are human, which means they are...
by Aubrey Malphurs | Oct 9, 2015 | Christian Life, Leadership
I’m addicted to seeking advice from older, wiser, spiritually-healthy pastors—those with godly attitudes and a long history of balance, healthy families, and personal fruit. Of the many questions I like to ask, this one is my favorite: “How do you build your ‘normal’...
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...
by Aubrey Malphurs | Sep 14, 2015 | Church Consulting, Church Health, Developing Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Development, Staff Development
Leadership pipeline development in churches isn’t a new fad or trend that only applies to multi-site or church planting contexts. A church’s leadership pipeline cultivates the God-given spiritual gifts and abilities each person has. It requires a redesign...
by A.J. Mathieu | Aug 31, 2015 | Communication, Leadership
I’ve spent the last 18 years supporting small business computer networks. Most things crossover well into effective church technology; however, special considerations do exist for church networks. Every entity is budget conscious when it comes to technology, but...
