Your church’s culture is created by… …What You Say. Language is a powerful tool. Your stated values, when used correctly, define what is important for leaders to consider in every decision. Too often, churches write […]
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Forget To-Do Lists How About A To-Don’t List
To-don’t lists are just as important as to-do lists. There’s no doubt about it people foster success in their lives by diligently doing certain things every day … and also by diligently avoiding certain activities. […]
What Does It Mean That Terrorists Attack Christians on Easter
“Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” — 1 Corinthians 15:55 As many Christians sat down on Sunday morning to celebrate Easter, a suicide bombing targeting Christians halfway across the […]
7 Ways To Think Bigger As A Church
Churches can experience significant growth but still think like small churches think. Here are 7 ways to stop that and think like a church larger than your current size. 1) Not every individual should speak into […]
The Commoditisation of Relationships
A few years ago I went to visit a young church leader whose church and ministry was expanding really rapidly. I was excited about our conversation and thrilled to hear of another church in the […]
A Front Row Culture and Why it Matters
The front row culture – from Seth Godin The group files into the theater, buzzing. People hustle to get to the front row, sitting side by side, no empty seats. The event starts on time, the […]
4 Ways To Be A Better Learner
“I’m in my early 50s, and I’m afraid that the next time I want to change jobs, people will see me as irrelevant. I’ve seen it happen to plenty of others. How do I stay […]
Saving Starbucks
Here’s a link to the 2007 leaked email. The commoditisation of Starbucks. The woman in the grey sweatshirt stood up in front of roughly 100 others at Borders Books’ Chicago State St. location and tearfully […]
6 Things A Leader Mustn’t Lose
I was looking back at some notes and found these thoughts that I had been asked to prepare as a back up for a Ground Level (our network of churches) leaders meeting. I didn’t get […]
Trump is Proof – We’re Not As Open Minded As We Think
I remembered becoming old enough to vote for the first time and along with that having some interest in politics, mainly so that I was making an informed decision about who I would vote for. […]
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