- 1. Coaching Priority ...
- ... d the scenes. This leader lacks the experience or gifting to assign to a critical project. However, we can't imagine a day at work without our B leaders because they get things done under attentive coachi ...
- Created on 26 July 2021
- 2. When Church Consulting Becomes Difficult
- I've been a church consultant for more than 20 years. My wife and I have closed our company, the Lawless Group, to join the Church Answers consulting team, and I remain excited about the possibilities ...
- Created on 22 April 2021
- 3. Why This May Be the Perfect Time to Plant a Church
- The title of this article may feel very counterintuitive to you. Planting a church when many congregations are closing forever? Reimagining our ministry when we feel like we're crawling back to life ...
- Created on 07 April 2021
- 4. Why It's Important for You to Understand Your Church's Bylaws
- Aside from the Word of God, your bylaws are arguably the most important document within your church. Bylaws help your church establish governing order. They can also be used to protect the pastor, staff ...
- Created on 12 October 2020
- 5. How to Lead a Whiteboard Session With Your Staff
- By now, you've heard the call to capture the opportunity of a blank slate. The current pandemic is prompting every church to reconsider approaches to ministry. Practically, how do you start this process? ...
- Created on 09 October 2020
- 6. Georgia Church Hosts COVID-19-Free Sports Camp
- As Americans learn how to live safely during the pandemic, churches are slowly restarting in-person activities with precautions. According to Barna Group, 68% of churches are meeting for in-person worship ...
- Created on 01 October 2020
- 7. 4 Leadership Principles to Make an Impact for Years to Come
- You have three options for what you can do with your life. You can waste it on pursuits that don't matter. You can spend it on making a name for yourself. Or you can invest your life in ways that will ...
- Created on 30 September 2020
- 8. Worried About Retirement? Christian Financial Expert Offers Answers
- Sometimes it seems all hope is lost! I remember one time being stuck financially. I prayed for days, then weeks, then months. I felt down, defeated, and like God didn't care. I knew He could help, but ...
- Created on 26 February 2020
- 9. Why You Shouldn't Immediately Act on Your Next Great Idea
- When I think I have a great idea I do the same thing every time—I sleep on it! If you read this blog regularly, surely you have learned that I'm a risk-taker by nature. I love to encourage big dreams and ...
- Created on 18 November 2019
- 10. Study: Why Pastors of Large Churches Are More Likely to Regularly Counsel, Disciple Church Members
- Meetings often fill the calendars of office workers, but pastors say their days are often full of meetings as well. A survey from Nashville-based LifeWay Research asked 1,000 Protestant pastors if they ...
- Created on 15 October 2019
- 11. 8 Reasons Why You Should Have Hope for Your Church
- I once sat in on Rick Warren's Purpose Driven Church Conference at Saddleback. I went for the first time previously, and already, they have me feeling like family. Rick Warren has become one of my heroes. ...
- Created on 27 September 2019
- 12. 3 Vital Ways to Pass On Your Leadership Mantle
- Dr. Ed Stetzer asked me to briefly join his Wheaton College graduate course on leadership via Skype last week. We had a blast! Ed's a brilliant guy and always asks stimulating and challenging questions. ...
- Created on 14 March 2017
- 13. Coaching Is Not Telling ...
- Coaching has long been considered an essential skill of leadership. In a classic study by the Harvard Business Review ("Leadership That Gets Results"), coaching was reported to have a "markedly positi ...
- Created on 18 April 2016
