Tag: culture
CNLP 417: Simon Sinek on Why the Church is Losing Ground, the Importance of Existential Flex and How Deep, Personal Crisis Spawned Start With Why
By Carey Nieuwhof: Simon Sinek unpacks his back story, including how his grandfather shaped him, how ADHD impacted his leadership and how a deep, personal crisis led to him developing the ideas behind Start With Why. Simon also talks about how existential flex is so important in a post-pandemic world, […]
CNLP 413: Francis Chan on Escalating Division, Asian Hate, and Why Influence in the Church Can’t Come from Self-Promotion
By Carey Nieuwhof: Francis Chan has become convicted that division in the church is escalating and causing deep harm. He also thinks it’s tied to the desire for celebrity and influence so many leaders have. Francis also talks about racial division and his experience as an Asian-American who has been […]
The Awkward Relationship Between Money and The Church…And What You Can Do About It
Today’s post is written by Jim Sheppard. Jim is CEO & Principal of Generis, a consulting firm passionate about helping churches accelerate generosity towards their God-inspired vision. By Jim Sheppard Money and the church. It’s an awkward relationship. Have you noticed that? If I had to guess, I would say […]
Oh Be Careful Little Hands
By Stan Rodda: When I was a kid in Sunday school, we sang a song that went like this… Oh be careful little hands what you do. Oh be careful little hands what you do. For the Father up above is looking down in love. So be careful little hands […]
How To Prepare For Momentum
By Shawn Lovejoy: Momentum. Every leader, team and organization wants it. Yet, as much as it is sought after and worked for, Momentum often remains elusive. The truth is… Momentum does not come easily. Momentum is not automatic. Momentum is fragile. Momentum is often a mystery. While we can’t presume […]
CNLP 397: Craig Groeschel on the Future of Church Attendance, How to Lead Well When Everyone Has Different Opinions, and on Winning the War in Your Mind
By Carey Nieuwhof: Craig Groeschel returns to talk about what he’s learned in the last year about church attendance, how to lead your team well when everyone has strong (and divergent) opinions, why he’s gone 100% in on digital church and 100% in on physical church, and how he’s winning […]
4 Types Of Thinking That Will Sabatage Your Leadership
By Carey Nieuwhof: Chances are a big chunk of what you’re going to do today in leadership is think. Really, thinking is a big slice of what any leader is paid to do. You try to solve problems, analyze opportunities, listen, facilitate and chart paths. And this last year has […]
Someday | Part 1
By Stan Rodda: Just like everyone else, disciple makers experience seasons of waiting in life. Times when it seems that God is distant. Maybe He isn’t hearing your prayers or He has abandoned you for some reason. We can convince ourselves of nearly anything during this times of waiting. We […]
Need Encouragement? 6 Invisible Things Church Leaders are Doing Really Well Right Now
By Cary Nieuwhof: Feel like you need some encouragement? Doesn’t every leader right about now…? Most of what’s come at you in the last year has been discouraging…criticism from every side, events that are completely out of your control, operating in anything but ideal conditions. It’s a long list if […]
What Can We Do About All the Problems? We Can Keep Showing Up
By Brandon Cox: So, what do we do about all this stuff? Years of preaching and listening to sermons about how to be positive, happy, and successful definitely did NOT prepare us to endure a lengthy global pandemic, which triggered a recession, which occurred during an election year, in which […]