Category: Blog
How to Deal With Toxic People (7 Pro Tips)
by Carey Nieuwhof: Leadership would be so much easier, the saying goes, if it wasn’t for people. And topping of the list of difficult people to work with or lead is toxic people. The hard part is, as much as we might wish it was otherwise, toxic people are everywhere. […]
The Danger of the Comparison Trap in the Body of Christ
by Jim Putman: With the rise of technology and social media platforms in the past few years, people now have a 24/7 window to look into the lives of those around us or in our world at any given time. Because of this, the temptation to compare our lives to […]
How to Actually Find God
How to Actually Find God .et_post_meta_wrapper by Brandon Cox: With all three of my children, I experienced nearly the same special moment playing hide-and-seek. I would hide. They would seek. And I could always win. Always. There are a hundred places in even the smallest home where a toddler can’t […]
Developing Vision in Those You Disciple
by Justin Gravitt: What’s the most important part of a balloon? Though most of us have never thought about it, the first answer that comes to mind is the air inside it. After all, a helium-filled balloon is much different than one we blow up. Not to mention the fact […]
Newsletter October 2019
Why Start A New Church? Gospel Intentionality Do you have a vision of equipping your church to be everyday missionaries? Do you desire to see your people saturating the places they live, work and play with the good news of Jesus? If so, take advantage of Gospel Intentionality, a new free […]
Episode 427: Collaborative Church Planting
by NewChurches.com: In Episode 426 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Ed, along with Neil Power and John James, discuss collaborative church planting and reaching your city. In This Episode, You’ll Discover: How a generosity of Spirit helps you overcome tribal boundaries Why there is a great need for […]
The New Atheists and how to serve them well
Photo by Capuski/iStock / Getty Images by Greg Curtis: If you are in community with young adults and are in a multi-generational church like I am, you have caught a whiff of the phenomena I am about to talk about. Maybe that exposure came from… A young leader in your […]
Episode 425: Transitioning from Traditional to Missional
by NewChurches.com: In Episode 424 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Ed discuss the challenges in transitioning a church from traditional to missional for a serial church planter. “I am a serial church planter working to transition a traditional church toward a missional mindset. How do you stay patient […]
The Invisible They
by Shawn Lovejoy: If you’re a leader, then you’ve heard about them before. Every time we make a leadership decision that moves us in one direction or another, it’s just a matter of time before we hear about them: The Invisible They. They’re ‘The Invisible They’ because we never hear […]
How to Stop Throwing Your Team Under the Bus (Even If They Keep Messing Up)
by Carey Nieuwhof: My guess is that as a leader you hate it when your team messes up. Who doesn’t? The real test of your leadership and character comes not when your team gets it right, but when you or they screw up. Your team will absolutely make mistakes. And […]