Category: Leadership
My Top Six Mistakes as a Church Planter
Home > Blog > My Top Six Mistakes as a Church Planter My Top Six Mistakes as a Church Planter By Mark Dance My first two churches would be considered replants by today’s definition. Although both started and ended well, I made a lot of mistakes along the way. Most […]
5 Things A Leader Worth Following Always Gets Right
by Carey Nieuwhof: The longer I lead and the more I see, the more I’m convinced that character ultimately determines a leader’s true success. Moral failure takes out more leaders than it should. But real success is deeper than just avoiding the ditch. So where does the deepest level of leadership success […]
The Wrong Way To Have Hard Conversations
by Shawn Lovejoy: Has your team ever gotten along just enough to keep moving along? Conflict goes unresolved, under-performers skate by with no accountability, toxicity becomes the norm and morale is non-existent? Some organizations exist in that space. Having harmony on the exterior while tension exists just under the surface. […]
Episode 429: Discerning the Lord’s Leading
by NewChurches.com: In Episode 429 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Ed discuss discerning your preferences from the Lord’s leading. In This Episode, You’ll Discover: What causes most pastors to be driven The importance of an ongoing relationship with the Lord Shareable Quotes (#NewChurches): “Realize you can’t separate those […]
Episode 428: Planning for the Future
by NewChurches.com: In Episode 428 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Todd discuss how planning for the future requires prayer and more. “The future and how God will provide needed future leaders and funds keeps me up at night.” In This Episode, You’ll Discover: Why prayer is important in […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]