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5 Big Attitude Differences That Separate Growing Churches From Declining Churches
by Carey Nieuwhof: So what’s the difference between churches that grow and churches that decline? Well, there are many, but—crisis or no crisis—one of the biggest differences I see is in the attitude of the leaders. The leaders of growing churches almost always share a common attitude. So do the leaders of […]
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Never Stop Going Deeper
Never Stop Going Deeper .et_post_meta_wrapper by Brandon Cox: Pine trees grow fast. That’s why pine is the cheapest of woods to purchase for building projects. Pine tree farms can raise a crop of trees to maturity in a decade. The strength of a pine tree is also its greatest weakness. […]
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CNLP 309: Terry Wardle on Why So Many Leaders Cave Under the Pressures of Leadership, Why Leaders Implode Morally, and How to Grieve Your Leadership Losses
by Carey Nieuwhof: Few people have impacted Carey’s personal journey as much as Terry Wardle. That’s why it’s such a thrill to bring podcast listeners this interview. Terry talks about why so many leaders cave under the pressure of leadership, what’s underneath the moral failure so many leaders experienced, and […]
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You Don't Need a Coach
by Mike Ash: One of the questions that we get all the time at CourageToLead.com is, ‘Do I really need a coach?’ I think that there is something in every leader that wants to believe that they can figure things out on their own, and so we want to be […]
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The Church Health Trends You Need to Be Looking At
Today’s blog post is by Tony Morgan. Tony is the founder and lead strategist of The Unstuck Group, a company that helps leaders grow healthy churches by guiding them through experiences that focus vision, strategy and action. By Tony Morgan If you’re familiar with any of my work, you probably […]
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Your Pain Always Has a Point
Your Pain Always Has a Point .et_post_meta_wrapper by Brandon Cox: A. W. Tozer once said, “It is doubtful whether God can bless a man greatly until he has hurt him deeply.” Tozer wrote those words in a previous generation of Christianity. He did not intend to imply that God wishes […]
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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 […]
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Increasing First-Time Guests: 3 Questions To Expand The Front Door Of Your Church
Today’s post is written by Tony Morgan, Founder of The Unstuck Group. By Tony Morgan: Nearly every church leader I know is concerned with “closing the back door” at his or her church. But I’ve found the “front door” is usually the bigger issue. A few years ago, Connexus Church invited […]