Category: Leadership
The Most Rewarding Hard Work You’ll Ever Do
The Most Rewarding Hard Work You’ll Ever Do .et_post_meta_wrapper by Brandon Cox: Hard work is virtuous. And when it comes to hard work, we seem to go to two extremes in our culture… We look for a way out of it – Like, how do I get rich, quickly, with very […]
Some Thoughts On Why MegaChurch Pastors Keep Falling
Carey Nieuwhof: So this isn’t an easy post to write, nor a glib one. I’m not even sure what I’m about to write is accurate. But once again last week, we heard of yet another mega-church pastor who isn’t in leadership anymore, this one fired by his church because of […]
Digging New Wells & Results Oriented Ministry at Your Church with David Kinnan
by unSeminary: Welcome back to this week’s episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today we have David Kinnan, who is the lead pastor of Fountain Springs Church which is a fantastic church in a part of the country where churches don’t normally grow. Fountain Springs Church is in Rapid City, South […]
When to Take Burn-the-Ships, No-Turning-Back, Massive Action
When to Take Burn-the-Ships, No-Turning-Back, Massive Action .et_post_meta_wrapper by Brandon Cox: Some decisions are so radical that there is simply no going back. They’re life-changing, and sometimes world-changing. The problem is, only a relatively few people will ever experience them. Out of twelve spies who scouted out the promised land, […]
Captivating Culture
by Beth Ehlert: The book of Acts captures the captivating story of the birth and growth of the First Century Church. There are a few times in this amazing story where Luke clearly describes the ethos of the community that was forming. A wonderful example of this is found in […]
7 Big Tips for Funding Your Ministry Vision This Year
by Brandon A. Cox: What’s the ONE subject almost no church leader enjoys talking about? Yep. Money. Talking about money feels icky. Asking for money makes us feel like we’re begging. So we tiptoe. We skirt around the issue, assuming that taking a softer and more silent approach will earn us […]
The Art of the Ask
by Peyton Jones: There are a few rules when it comes to asking for money. First, money isn’t all you’re going to be asking your sending Pastor for. You’re going to ask for them to pay your salary for two years. It’s always best to ask high. People always make […]
10 Top Disciple Making Trends for 2019 (Part 1)
by Bobby Harrington: We champion discipleship-first people – those who see life through the lens of being disciples of Jesus who make disciples of Jesus. These people form our tribe. Discipleship.org exists to help the members of this tribe to be faithful and effective disciple makers. Discipleship.org is like the “chamber […]
All About Multisite // The 2019 Predictions Episode!
by Rich Birch: Welcome back to our monthly All About Multisite podcast! I’m chatting with a group of multisite ninjas and answering your questions about the ins and outs of launching new campuses. Our group is as follows: Natalie Frisk is our family ministry expert. She is a key leader […]
Rewind: Your Favorite Free Resources From 2019
by Shawn Lovejoy: Over the course of 2019 we released a lot of free content at CourageToLead.com, helping so many leaders and teams grow healthier and grow faster! You seemed to connect with our blog posts, podcast episodes, and, for today’s post, our Free Downloadable Resources. The Free Downloadable Resources […]