Examples of Destiny In Bloom
I’ve been inspired by some incredible ladies. What makes them incredible is that, from the outside looking in, they’re completely normal; but they write with utter abandon, complete transparency and...
View ArticleChurch Unique’s Will Mancini
I shouldn’t be, but I am still surprised when I meet someone for the first time and we both know a lot about each other. This happened a few weeks ago when I had the fortunate opportunity to meet Will...
View ArticleTech Arts Burnout: Repairing the Breach
More services. More venues. More campuses. It all leads to an obvious conclusion: more volunteers. What may not be as obvious is the increased importance of creating scalable systems with a focus on...
View ArticleTech Arts Heartbeat: Todd Elliott
I’m a fan of tech arts leaders in local churches who focus more on people than they do on gear. One of these guys is rather unassuming when you meet him, but he’s a leader of leaders in the church tech...
View ArticleCulture Always Wins
I may be just old enough to remember this, but there used to be commercials from E.F. Hutton that said “When E.F. Hutton talks, people listen.” Today, one of the guys that has quickly earned that...
View ArticleExperiment Often, Fail Quickly
I’m amazed at the sheer number of church conferences in a single year. Catalyst. Orange. Story. Unleash. Uprising. Exponential. WFX. C3. Innovate. The list goes on and on. There’s a reason that there...
View ArticleThe Parable of the Talented
A good friend of mine is a campus pastor of a large multi-site church. Like many pastors, he hangs out after service to meet new people and make himself available to answer questions or to pray for...
View ArticleWhy Many Church Volunteers Are Unhappy – And How To Solve It
Wanted. Appreciated. Equipped. Loved. Valued. When you polled your volunteers last (you are polling them, right?), these were some of the reasons why your volunteers are happy. We know these truths,...
View ArticleLayers of Leadership: Guest Author, Heidi Hensley
My new friend Anthony Coppedge read a post of mine (“Day Camp“) regarding whether it’s ministry or childcare and asked me to write a follow-up post here on his blog as a guest author. I am excited that...
View ArticleTop 10 Pastor’s Pain Points
Pastoring a church is a wholly unique endeavor. The demands are physical, emotional and spiritual – and seemingly never cease. So what are the consistent issues and opportunities that face pastors day...
View ArticleFollowing by Leading
There is a replication effect in leadership: good leaders inspire other leaders to follow and then lead others. In my experience, the leaders who held more than the title of ‘leader’ were the ones who...
View ArticleCreative Meetings: When and Where?
This is the fourth post in a series on developing successful Creative Planning Teams. Click HERE for the original post. Creative team meetings live in a sort of dichotomy: they need to have creative...
View ArticleChurch Leaders, Success and Failure
“All success is shared. All failure is the leader’s sole responsibility.” At first glance, this statement may seem to be either untrue or, at the least, unfair. This statement is the linchpin of...
View ArticleLove Wins
“When this is first (love), everything else isn’t as important.” My experience with pastors puts them into two general categories: highly relational-minded or highly performance-minded. Sure, there...
View ArticleWhat box? Tradition, Rationality and Revelation
“Tradition: what has come before. Rationality: exercise of logical thought. Revelation: a perspective outside of the box.” I recently posted an Instagram photo of a piece of art that said “color...
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