7 Telltale Signs of a Healthy Staff
by Thom Schultz I can usually spot a dysfunctional church staff from a mile off. Certain little indicators tell the story. Conversely, other telltale signs generally telegraph a healthy staff,…
Be a Better Leader
You got into church leadership because you felt God’s calling to use your gifts to bring others closer to Jesus. But maybe you don’t feel prepared for the administrative side of running a ministry—things like hiring and training staff, budgeting, managing volunteers, leading change, and more. Find help you need right here!
What you’ll find:
- Practical and relevant tips and strategies to equip you for leading your church.
- Help in understanding the trends that are shaping today’s church, and how to help people embrace change.
About Be a Better Leader
Do Relationships Matter to Your Church?
Because they matter to Millennials by John Guerra Hello, my name is John Mark Guerra. I’m 29 years old, recently married, educated, and tech savvy. I’m what many would…
The Inevitability of Change and How to Navigate It
by Austin Maxheimer Change is inevitable. This has always been the case, but it is felt much more acutely in our culture today. With each new technological advance and improved…
Handling Heated Conversations
by Bob D’Ambrosio Have you been at any hot church meetings lately? And I’m not talking about the HVAC system. Ministry teams can generate conflict that’s often hard to defuse.…
Why Am I Here?
by Zach Below Currently, I am sitting at a makeshift desk in a small dorm room in Knoxville, TN. I just finished a 6 1/2-hour drive in a 15-passenger van…
4 Tips for Multi-Hat Leaders
Wearing too many hats in your church? Avoid burnout with these 4 tips… At times it can be overwhelming to keep track of all the things you’re doing in ministry.…
Rethinking Pastoral Care
By Zach Below I’ve had a number of surgeries throughout my 35 years on this earth. Nothing major, just your general adolescent surgeries like tonsils and wisdom teeth and a…
3 Amazing Insights that Weight Watchers Can Teach the Church
by Jon Vaughan Confession time: I am a lifetime member of Weight Watchers. I love hamburgers, donuts, and pretty much anything that I’m not supposed to eat—plus I have the…
Want to Kill an Idea? Form a Committee
by Craig Cable We’ve all experienced the negative effects of bureaucratic red tape. It doesn’t matter whether it’s been in your church life, your professional life or your personal life;…
“Help We’ve Fallen and We Can’t Get Up—Or Can We?”
How You Can Address Declining Church Membership Down, down, down. For the first time in its 8-decade history, the Gallup poll on church membership reveals that membership among US adults…
