Category: Leadership
5 Actions Your Church Needs to Make Way More Convenient
by Rich Birch: I was struck by Tim Wu’s column in the New York Times called “The Tyranny of Convenience” a few months ago and it has stuck with me. Core to the thesis of this article is that convenience is at the center of what drives humans today. The […]
5 Reasons Younger Leaders and Older Leaders Frustrate Each Other At Work
by Carey Nieuwhof: If you’ve tried to lead employees who are under the age of 40, you’ve probably noticed things aren’t as easy as they used to be. (And they were actually never that easy.) If you’re under 40 and are working for an over-40 boss, you’re probably restraining your eye-rolls […]
Pushing into Places of Conflict for the Good of the Kingdom
By Ed Stetzer: There is a big difference between talking with someone and talking about someone. Yet Christian organizations, churches, and families are full of people talking behind each other’s backs. When conflicts arise—and they will—as leaders we frequently skirt around the necessity of dealing directly with each other. We may […]
7 Things Lead Pastors Wish They Could Say to Worship Leaders
Today’s post is a guest post by Unseminary’s Rich Birch: Lead pastors spend a lot time in the front row of the church participating in worship services. In fact, if you’re a church leader reading this you know the double track mind that we end up having during these experiences. On one […]
Spiritual Warfare and the Lives of Pastors and Church Leaders
by Brandon A. Cox: The struggle is real. When you drop the phrase spiritual warfare into a casual conversations, you often get mixed reactions. On the one hand, a lot of people are skeptics when it comes to anything invisible or supernatural. In fact, many people will believe in heaven and angels but […]
9 Hidden Things That Make or Break Leaders
by Carey Nieuwhof: So you’ve noticed something. Your ability to lead well seems to fluctuate. Some days (and seasons) you seem to be in top shape. You have energy and enthusiasm, a clear mind and your decision making is sharp. But on other days (and in other seasons) you’re sluggish, fuzzy or […]
15 Ways To Become a Kinder, Better Boss and Human Being
by Carey Nieuwhof: If your team (and family) was being 100% honest, would they say they love being around you? I know, these are the questions that keep us up at night, or at least should. I would says the answer for me is sometimes yes, and sadly, sometimes not so […]
5 Truths About Growth and Scale That Frustrate Most Leaders
by Carey Nieuwhof: Every leader I know hopes their church or organization grows. The challenge is that few are prepared for what happens when it does. As strange as it seems, most of us think growth will be easy—that when everything is up and to the right, all problems and stresses […]
3 Simple Habits That Keep A Discussion From Becoming A Debate
by Jim Putman: I have a core belief that I think God calls all his followers to hold and that is Christ Centered Relationships. I believe that all my relationships need to be grounded in and centered on Christ and that I should be living out the fruit of the Spirit within them. This […]
5 Healthy Meeting Habits in High Performance Church Teams – unSeminary
by Rich Birch: Stop and think about how much of your time is spent in meeting in an average week at your church. Now, do some quick math to calculate that across your team. Wowsers! That’s a lot of time! (Bonus: Assign some monetary value to each of those hours.) […]