Church Leadership

5 Reasons You Should Clarify Your Church’s Vision For Church Hospitality

5 Reasons You Should Clarify Your Church’s Vision For Church Hospitality

Buffer “Why focus on church hospitality when you need to preach the word and trust in God?” A well meaning pastor said this to me. Yes. You read that right. I do believe he meant well. He doesn’t dislike visitors. He doesn’t dislike servant leadership. He isn’t a rude or belligerent person. But he does represent a large amount of ... Read More »

How Andy Stanley Created A Church Unchurched People Love To Attend – Church Vision Examples

How Andy Stanley Created A Church Unchurched People Love To Attend – Church Vision Examples

Buffer 3-5 massive screens were in the front of the room. People were packed in. As far as I could see there wasn’t an empty seat in the entire room. (You know something important is about to happen when you notice behavior like this.) The host church dimmed the lights. Loud music began. A young, hipster looking worship band came out ... Read More »

10 Church Leadership Axioms From Aubrey Malphurs Beyond Advanced Strategic Planning

10 Church Leadership Axioms From Aubrey Malphurs Beyond Advanced Strategic Planning

Buffer No matter where I go, I get questions about Dr. Aubrey Malphurs due to my role at the Malphurs Group. I don’t mind it. I see it as an opportunity to thank Aubrey for all the ways he has invested in myself and countless others involved in church leadership throughout the years. Let me explain the background and the details ... Read More »

5 Common Traits Between Cities and Churches That Are Growing

5 Common Traits Between Cities and Churches That Are Growing

Buffer Growing churches face challenges of scale, reproducibility, and health. What got you where you are won’t get you where you want to go (to an extent). You start to rethink how you are doing church in hopes of doing things in a way that will yield not only different but greater results/impact. But not all churches are growing. Not ... Read More »

3 Steps to Creating Culture Through Individuals

3 Steps to Creating Culture Through Individuals

Buffer Anyone can discuss culture, but few know how to replicate it effectively. Do you? The truth is that we are all creating culture. The things we do, words we say, and people we develop will have a long lasting impact on the culture we aim to create. Everyone shapes culture, but not everyone shapes culture intentionally. Not everyone is ... Read More »

Unleashing Intentional Direction by Clarifying Vision

Unleashing Intentional Direction by Clarifying Vision

Buffer Your church is going somewhere. The question is: where? Do you know? The reality of pastoral ministry is that we all get busy. It is very easy to get immersed in all that must get done. Anyone can convince themselves of the need to do many good things. But are we doing the right things? Over time, all ministries drift ... Read More »

10 Questions All Christians Should Ask Before Speaking About Politics

10 Questions All Christians Should Ask Before Speaking About Politics

Buffer Christian leaders around the United States continue to invest large amounts of time in the political process. I think it is safe to say that a large amount of disagreement exists over who to support, which platform is most aligned with a Christian message, and what role faith leaders should have (if any) in the political process.  A cursory ... Read More »

9 Ways to Bridge the Disconnect Between Christians and Society

9 Ways to Bridge the Disconnect Between Christians and Society

Buffer In one sense, he was right…and I knew he was right. But why was it so hard to admit? What he said resonated with me and yet it frustrated me. He was talking straight to me and everyone else in the room. He knew our world. He knew our struggle, and he was living it with us. But he ... Read More »

5 Painfully Simple Ways to Get Your Church Unstuck and Serve the Community

5 Painfully Simple Ways to Get Your Church Unstuck and Serve the Community

Buffer Ask not what the world can do for the Church, but what the Church can do for the world… The world wasn’t created to serve your church.  I think you would probably agree with this if you are a Christian. If you aren’t a Christian, you have probably been saying this for a while.  But the question isn’t whether ... Read More »

Why You Need to Stop Doing Good Things

Why You Need to Stop Doing Good Things

Buffer You can’t do everything. You just can’t….and you know that. I know that. So why do we all struggle to let go of what isn’t working? I think we get comfortable in our routines. We like repetition. We like to know what’s coming. However, you may not be very comfortable evaluating your routines. I’m not. It requires change. It ... Read More »