How to Keep Your Leadership Pipeline Full
How can you make sure your church will have the new leaders it needs? Ken Willard and Kelly Brown consider how succession planning, a process…
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Ken Willard
Ken Willard (kwillard@wvumc.org) is the director of discipleship, leadership, and congregational vitality for the West Virginia Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church.
Kelly Brown
Kelly Brown is superintendent of the Three Rivers District and co-superintendent of the Ohio Valley District of the East Ohio Conference. He previously served that conference as director of Congregational Vitality and as a member of the Conference New Church Start team.
The Search for New Leaders Begins with Prayer
Ken Willard and Kelly Brown say that prayer and study are necessary first steps in creating a leadership pathway for your church. They present six…
3 Ways to Extend the Impact of a Sermon
Mike Schreiner and Ken Willard describe ways to get more traction from each week’s sermon by layering its message into other materials that reinforce the…
16 Signs Your Church May Need a Renewed Focus on Disciple Making
Mike Schreiner and Ken Willard say too many churches are driven by structure and programs, not the imperative of making disciples. They outline 16 symptoms…
Why Don’t People Volunteer at Church?
Mike Schreiner and Ken Willard say the key to getting a higher percentage of people involved is understanding the difference between volunteering and Christian service…
Some Practices to Improve the Use of Your Time
Everyone can improve how productively they use their time each day. It isn’t necessarily a matter of working harder or having the most items on…