Are you making time count for your church? Do you have a leadership process? read more

How do you get a church that seems to be coming to a stop to regain some forward momentum? Here are some ways. read more

What tools do you use to measure your church as an organization? Here are some suggestions. read more

There are two kinds of stress when working for a church: the stress of being in control and the stress of not being in control. Find out the differences. read more

What characteristics do you want your boss to have? Find out what traits the best supervisors possess. read more

Every employee wants a great working atmosphere, and that includes the local church. Find out what employees really expect. read more

Interim pastors have the unique privilege of bringing healing to hurting congregations. Find out how he or she can do that. read more

Drawing upon a baseball reference, leadership architect Brian Dodd says church leaders would do well to look at the St. Louis Cardinals as a benchmark for continued organizational excellence. read more

Here are six keys to sharing the ministry load in a small setting. read more

As a leader, how do you change from a top-down management style to one that will allow authentic leadership without losing credibility? Pastor Kim Martinez offers some insight. read more

Launching a multisite church campus can be daunting. Here are some strategies for setting up your kids' ministry. read more

Staff meetings do not have to be a necessary evil. Here's how they can be productive. read more

Are you thinking of ways to gain more authority, or are you prayerfully discerning what God would have you do with the authority you have already been given? read more

Busyness diets are not always easy or pleasant. However, LifeWay's Thom Rainer says they can make the difference between a simply busy church and a fruitful church. read more

I just got off the phone with a good friend. He is in a situation where the leader of his congregation is abusing the power that God has given him. As we talked about this I said, “Often a leader will surround himself with weak, yes-men, so no one will ever challenge him. Other gifted, strong leaders will be pushed aside, even though they could help build the vision, because the leader is threatened.”

My friend added, “In the end, he becomes the emperor with no clothes. And no one will tell him.”

Here are four ways to keep from becoming an insecure, abusive leader that produces little or rotten fruit. read more

We’ve all seen it before. The team meeting went exceptionally well and everyone is energized by ideas that could greatly improve the church.

But only six months later, conversations about “What will happen when … ?” have degenerated into “What ever happened to … ?” The initiative that once had everyone excited eventually landed in the “graveyard of good ideas.”

There are a few common reasons why good ideas fail. Understanding those barriers is key to ensuring they never get in the way again … read more

I am one of those people who believes the best about other people.

In my career as a junior guy working his way up and as a CEO, I have met all sorts of leaders in the marketplace and, now, in the church world. I have noticed over the years that both leaders and managers in Christian settings (like churches or ministries) are engaged with much less cynicism by their junior people at the beginning of a relationship because there is this perception that a common set of spiritual rules are shared and believed.  read more

It’s common knowledge that men are far less likely to go to the doctor than women. While that may not be very shocking, one of the justifications for their reluctance to schedule a check-up is intriguing. Many men don’t go to the doctor because they don’t want to find out something is wrong.

This idea of “what I don’t know can’t hurt me” is part of the reason women’s life expectancy has long outpaced men. The average U.S. woman lives to be 81.3, while a man’s average life span is 76.2 years.

Churches that value and welcome assessments can expect health and growth. read more

Courage is not just a personal trait. It’s an organizational trait as well.

And we all want, in some way, to be part of an organization and team that demonstrates courage. That is willing to push up the hill, against the odds, beyond all doubts to achieve results and impact what most thought not possible.

So here are a few points about creating a courageous organizational culture: read more

This past week, I was contacted by a minister who was getting ready to start his new role of campus pastor at a multisite church in 2014. He asked me to share with him what my week and responsibilities looked like and to explain the role of the campus pastor.

Believe it or not, this is something I do often and will be doing more in the future as a resource and partner on my friend Scott Williams’ new website campuspastor.tv. read more