Category: General Church Planting
Five Encouragements For When You Hit The Dog Days of Summer in Ministry!
by Stan Rodda: We are getting to that point in the summer where I start to worry for my friends in ministry. It’s late in the summer and we are not okay. If you have been in ministry for about six or seven seconds, you know how depressing that dashboard […]
Creating the Team & Establishing the Process
Creating the Team & Establishing the Process Volunteers | .et_post_meta_wrapper by Portable Church Industries: The way you treat your volunteers and the way they feel about serving will greatly impact the success, discipleship, spiritual formation, community impact and long-term growth of your church. The truth is, existing in a rented […]
5 ways to lead when you’re not the senior leader
by Carey Nieuwhof: If you were in charge, everything would be different, wouldn’t it? But you’re not. At least not yet. You think you’re right (you have some great ideas). And you’ll do anything to convince your boss to do what you think your church or organization needs to do. […]
Learn The Importance of Relational Discipleship: Learning from The Relational Discipleship Network
by Bobby Harrington: Each of our disciple-making guides carries with them a unique perspective on Jesus’ style of discipleship. As you know, our goal is to help you find the best guides out there, so you can become a more effective disciple maker. This week we want to introduce The […]
Why You Won't Make It
by Shawn Lovejoy: Many things attempt to kill your leadership: Isolation…Fatigue…Character Issues…Moral Failure…and the list goes on. However, there might be one thing that’s more dangerous than all of the others because it’s more of a silent killer. It’s subtle. It’s gradual. No one can tell it’s happening. A leader’s […]
CNLP 278: Ian Morgan Cron on How Your Enneagram Profile Positions You for Burnout, Pride, Cynicism and Other Hidden Traps in Life and Leadership
by Carey Nieuwhof: Ian Morgan Cron interviews Carey for this episode of his top rated Typology podcast, but in the middle of the interview, Carey turned the tables got Ian to apply his Enneagram insights to Carey’s latest book, Didn’t See It Coming. What results is Ian doing a fascinating […]
Accelerating Giving in Your Church Through a Culture of Radical Generosity | Part 1
by Leadership Network: If I were to ask you for an example of the most generous person you’ve ever encountered, no doubt somebody immediately comes to mind who has modeled for you generosity and stewardship and giving in a very compelling and even contagious or magnetic way. For me, when […]
How to Crush 7 Little Things That Are Ruining Your Productivity
Carey Nieuwhof: Ever notice your day seems to vaporize and you wonder what happened to all your best intentions? You’re ready to leave work but you barely even dented your to-do list. As a result, you’re going to have to try to justify squeezing an hour of work in once […]
How a Type 6 on the Enneagram experiences your church and how to connect them
by Greg Curtis: A Six will ruminate on the worse case scenario until they come up with a plan that is safe and secure for everybody. It was a Sunday like any Sunday at my church. It was a nice service, met some new families and had some great conversations. […]
Learn How to Transform and Multiply Disciples Through Micro Groups with the Global Discipleship Initiative (GDI)
by Bobby Harrington: Meet Greg Ogden, author/speaker/teacher and Chairman of the Board of the Global Discipleship Initiative (GDI). We want you to meet Greg because our goal is to help you find the best guides out there, so you can become a more effective disciple maker. During our interview with […]