Category: General Church Planting
A challenge from the Christmas story and a tip on video for connecting well with your holiday guests
by Greg Curtis: I just realized…this is my last post of the decade. It got me thinking: What do I want to close the 2000 teens with as we move into the 3rd decade of the 21st century together? Over that last few years I have been attempting to consistently […]
You Don't Need a Coach
by Mike Ash: One of the questions that we get all the time at CourageToLead.com is, ‘Do I really need a coach?’ I think that there is something in every leader that wants to believe that they can figure things out on their own, and so we want to be […]
The Plastic Pastor’s Wife
Home > Blog > The Plastic Pastor’s Wife The Plastic Pastor’s Wife By Annie Garman I had only been married and in ministry for a total of four weeks when our senior pastor told us we were going to our first ministry conference. I remember feeling like I was faking […]
Episode 448: Effective Ways to Approach Church Growth
by NewChurches.com: In Episode 448 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Todd discuss the most effective ways to grow a church. “What is more effective in growing a church – church planting or multisite?” In This Episode, You’ll Discover: How the idea of multiplication has been shifting Why purpose […]
When the Godly Get Depressed
When the Godly Get Depressed .et_post_meta_wrapper by Brandon Cox: A couple of days ago, I shared this tweet: Good people get depressed. Godly people get depressed. Depression isn’t sin. It’s a state. Sometimes it’s circumstantial. Sometimes it’s spiritual. Sometimes it’s chemical. Treat it holistically. Pray. Get counseling. Talk to your […]
The Church Health Trends You Need to Be Looking At
Today’s blog post is by Tony Morgan. Tony is the founder and lead strategist of The Unstuck Group, a company that helps leaders grow healthy churches by guiding them through experiences that focus vision, strategy and action. By Tony Morgan If you’re familiar with any of my work, you probably […]
Episode 446: What is the Best Leader to Team Member Ratio?
by NewChurches.com: In Episode 446 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Todd discuss leader to team member ratios. In This Episode, You’ll Discover: Why the ratio of 1:4-6 is appropriate for the entire leadership pipeline What to do if you are currently leading more than 6 people Shareable Quotes […]
CNLP 307: John Ortberg and Carey Nieuwhof on Workaholism, How to Be Appropriately Vulnerable, and Finding God When Things are Bad in Leadership
by Carey Nieuwhof: John Ortberg has a brand new podcast, What Were You Thinking? Today, we flip the mic, and John interviews Carey Nieuwhof about workaholism, how to be appropriately vulnerable about your story, and finding God when things get tough in life and leadership. Welcome to Episode 307 of […]
Be Wise About Your Faith Journey
by Discipleship.org: Four people were on a plane when it suddenly lost power and started falling toward the ground. The pilot got on the radio to announce an even bigger problem: “There are four of us, but only three parachutes. It’s my plane and my parachutes, so I’m going to […]
You were Created to Get Creative
You were Created to Get Creative .et_post_meta_wrapper By Brandon Cox: God is quite creative. All you have to do is look up and around you and you’ll see a world filled with wonder, with color, in mesmerizing detail. Often when people express themselves creatively, even when they aren’t producing specifically […]