Here Are 7 Signs of a Weak Pastor
Once, a youth pastor emailed me. He was frustrated that his pastor continually caves into pressures of a few leaders in the church. They…
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Pastors, May You Strive to Partner with the Holy Spirit
Dave Browning, in his book Deliberate Simplicity, said “The success of CTK is a credit to the genius of the Holy Spirit. We have…
LADDERShifts: New Realities—Rapid Change—Your Destiny
You may be wrestling with being overwhelmed, balancing your personal and professional life, and at the same time, your vision is expanding. You may be experiencing…
Here Are 4 Questions for Emotionally Healthy Supervision
Every year at our Emotionally Healthy Leadership Conference I am asked: “How is supervision in an emotionally healthy church different? What makes it distinct?”…
A Cautionary Tale: What Perry Noble Taught Us About Our Obsession with Numbers
I don’t want to pile on. Honest I don’t. So I pray this post doesn’t come across that way. I was sad when I read the…
5 Ways to Recover from Preaching
If I got to rank what I love about my job, preaching would be in the top two. I love the prep, working through…
3 Ways Leaders Break Unhealthy Dependencies
Good leaders help their followers grow. They keep their followers’ best interests a priority. They invest in their followers. But sometimes we unintentionally hold them back by creating…
Pastor and Staff Conflict: Here Are 10 Causes
Over my years of consulting, I’ve been thrust into the middle of staff conflicts. I’ve seen situations where the pastor was the problem; times…
Choices, Change and Discerning God’s Will
Every time you say yes to something, you say no to something else. This truth has had an enormous impact on how I live…