What Does Strong Leadership Look Like?
…want others to take responsibility for guessing what you would rather not say or operating with a hidden agenda. What is hidden generally comes out in the open and, feeling…
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5 Habits Your Church Must Unlearn to Increase Giving
…Lewis Center video tool kit resource 50 Ways to Increase Faithful Giving, a free Lewis Center resource Why Giving Matters and Clues for Improving It, a free Lewis Center video…
Learning to Fail Fast
…complex, systemic, strategic, and interdependent ways (in contrast to horizontal development that adds knowledge, skills, and competencies). New leaders must think differently before they can act differently. Often the qualities…
Close Generation Gaps, Deepen Relationships
…time, knowledge, and authentic self. Sit side-by-side with someone, and open your mind and heart to receive what others are offering to conversations. If your church doesn’t currently have a…
Wesley Theological Seminary, in Partnership with SMU Perkins School of Theology, Receives $5 Million Lilly Endowment Grant to Create New Educational Pathways for Ministry
…offerings will enable them to deepen their theological knowledge and to gain expertise in practical areas of ministry.” At the same time, Wesley is committed to partnering with Perkins School…
Ask Bigger Questions
…the Edison of our time, the CEO of Apple, the second largest company in the world — “Do we get free Wi-Fi?” Big questions leave room for God and the…
Clear Vision, Values, and Hope are Essential Leadership Tools
…and change. The whole concept of being a congregation is coming together for some purposes. You come together because you share a basic belief in God. You come together in…
Remembering 9/11, Leadership During a Disaster: An In-depth Interview with Terry Bradfield
…that there’s a little bit of context here, the Pentagon was undergoing renovation at the time of the attack. The first of five wedges had just been completed. The completed…
A Choir Director Shares Recruiting Tips that Any Ministry Group Can Use
…seek to make new members feel completely welcome. They would help gather essential materials needed for the evening. This philosophy must be in place for active recruitment to take place,…
7 Reasons You Must Not Abandon Your Online Services
…non-Christians. 4. It opens the door for ministry to the community. A church is not only supposed to be in a community; it should be a ministry to the community….
Bearing Fruit: Ministry with Real Results
…quantifiable contribution that we make.” — Hope Morgan Ward, Resident Bishop, Mississippi Conference, The United Methodist Church Free “Bearing Fruit Companion Study Guide” Since Bearing Fruit: Ministry with Real Results…
50 Ways to Take Church to the Community
…Ways provide tips on reaching beyond the walls of your church with worship, community events, ministries, and service. Embrace an expansive concept of community Learn to regard your community as…
To the Point: Unclutter Your Church
…for what worked in the past, to honor the prior period of time, and to make a decision to move forward. We choose to let the past set us free…
How a Food Pantry Became So Much More
…many people who have come for help during the pandemic period. Shoreline Church has offered a food pantry ministry to our community for many years. It has been a solid,…
The Ministry of the Missional Church: Community Led by the Spirit
The Ministry of the Missional Church (Baker Books, 2007) by Craig Van Gelder is not leadership in search of theological rationale. It is a theology of the church in search…
Why I go to Church
…a singing community. Maybe that’s why we’re a community at all, come to think about it.” There are two necessary things in life, James Luther Adams said: a sense of…
Managing Congregations in a Virtual Age
…And you learned how to apply the technology you had. As a preacher, you had to learn some tricks about communicating with a camera versus communicating with a live audience….
7 Suggestions for Welcoming New Pastors
…for the Pastor Search Team throughout the search process, and they pray for the pastor even before they know the identity of their new minister. And they pray for their…
How to Get People to Follow You When the Way Is Uncertain
How do we lead in a time of chaos, confusion, division, and uncertainty? Carey Nieuwhof suggests five practices that can help leaders maintain focus and influence. How do you get…
3 Ways to Cultivate Resilient Leadership
…develop resilience step by step. 3. Resilience is best learned in community. Third, as these examples indicate, resilience is best learned in community. We often think of resilience in individual…
4 Approaches to Keeping Small Church Worship and Education Vibrant During the Pandemic
…free downloadable resources for just this purpose. The Upper Room or other subscription-based devotionals can fill in the gaps. Be sure to include an offering envelope, as well as letters…
Engaging Young Adults — Free Video
…Communities Today report on improving ministry with younger people. Download this video free. Read “Leading Ideas To Reach Young Adults” The future of every denomination and virtually every congregation in…
Free “50 Ways” Resources
…50 Ways to: Welcome a New Pastor; Improve Your Annual Stewardship Campaign; Welcome New People; Increase Worship Attendance; Strengthen Ministry with Children; plus many more. Read now and download free….
Relationships are the Key Ingredient in Successful Outreach
…to a two-hour-long conversation. These individuals were open to starting a dialogue. Building relationships requires being open to engaging others. This may mean breaking our normal routines and traveling an…
10 Best Practice Tips for Hospitality Teams
…time. Practice “preemptive hospitality” by constantly asking: What do first-time guests need to know? What are their needs? What do they want to experience? What will make them glad they…
An Open Letter to Church Leaders from an Unmarried Church Staff Member
What do unmarried individuals in ministry want other church leaders to know about the joys and challenges they encounter? This anonymous open letter shares the experiences and perspectives of a…
Doing Evangelism with Integrity
…of their demographic and their giving. Seeing it through Dick Armstrong’s perspective was really eye-opening for me. It’s very different from James Kennedy’s Evangelism Explosion, for example, which is much…
Who is Looking for a Church Home?
…a community of faith. One woman described how, after her husband had died, her neighbor Peggy invited her to come to church with her. “I was lonely and ready to…
Spiritual Growth through Mission Participation
…we know that God can use our mission endeavors to open our eyes to human need, instill compassion in our hearts, and inspire us toward generosity and sacrificial living. In…
Pet Peeves of a Church Visitor
…at the door is too distracted by their phone to open the door for her. Or the helper is trying to open the door and not spill coffee on her…
