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Justin A. Irving And Mark L. Strauss On Authentic And Purposeful Leaders

This Week's Great Book Quote

"Yet his (Jesus) whole life was lived for the benefit of others - to bring them back into a right relationship with God. The leader who serves is not one who is weak and manipulated by others. Rather he or she is other centered. Taking the lead to equip and empower others to be all that God calls them to be. " Justin A. Irving And Mark L. Strauss   … [Read more...]

The Best Of The Blogosphere For The Week Of November 20th

This Week's Top Posts From Around The Web

The Most Important Trait Of A Great Leader - Phil Cooke Challenges Of Finding And Keeping Talent - Zandra Bishop One Of The Worst Mistakes A Leader Can Make - Brian Dodd Are You A Grateful Leader? 3 Key Indicators - Charles Stone 4 Critical Things A Church Should Be Known For - Mark MacDonald And this week's funny video... … [Read more...]

Workflow Process Implementation

A Truly Innovative Approach To Developing Critical Infrastructure In The Church

One of the most significant innovations in creating and implementing formal processes is using "workflow tools." What does that mean? You ask. That's a good question. I've not talked to many, especially in the church, who are doing anything along these lines. A "workflow process" is all electronic, notifying and prompting people involved in the process along the way. Here's a simple example. Most churches have … [Read more...]

Volunteer Growth Strategy

The "Blueprint" For Successful Volunteer Recruitment In The Church

Background Since the beginning, YOUR CHURCH has relied on ministry leaders to individually recruit, train, deploy, and recognize volunteers serving in their ministry areas. Much of this recruiting has been done face-to-face through Leadership Evangelism and the relationships that have developed as a result. Corporately, volunteer recruiting has been accomplished via the “big event need” (VBS, Student Ministries … [Read more...]

Crawford W. Loritts, Jr. On The Lasting Influence Of A Leader

This Week's Great Book Quote

"We need to stop making idols out of leaders and stop idolizing the position of leadership. We need to turn down the volume and put leadership in context. As followers of Christ, we should not parrot a culture that celebrates image, stature, and position, nor should we tout leadership as a pathway to recognition and fame. " Crawford W. Loritts, Jr.    … [Read more...]

The Best Of The Blogosphere For The Week Of November 13th

This Week's Top Posts From Around The Web

Is Strategic Planning Bad? - Alec Hill How Leaders Work Against Their Own Success - Christian Muntean 6 Sustaining Lifelines For Leaders - Dan Reiland 9 Challenges To Church Planting - Ed Stetzer How To Differentiate Between Self-Confidence And Arrogance - Joseph Lalonde And this week's funny … [Read more...]

Identifying First-Time Guests

Exploring This Very Important Part Of A Good Church Growth Strategy

Those who measure the number of first-time guests we attract each weekend know one crucial thing. We're only counting a portion of the "actual" number of first-time guests. In other words, many first-time guests do not identify themselves. Therefore, we don't know they are there. The "front of the house person," regardless of title and other responsibilities, is responsible for "connections" at most churches. They … [Read more...]

The Sabbatical

An Investment In The Future Of The Church

It's usually around budgeting time each year when the importance of the sabbatical is reconsidered. At first glance, providing a pastor with a sabbatical is not a very good idea. Right? The pastor is gone for an extended period, resulting in needing replacement speakers or meeting the ministry's needs in the pastor's absence. In most cases, the church provides some form of a stipend to allow the pastor to do … [Read more...]

Monthly Reporting

Sharing The Contents Of A Pretty Good Monthly Report For The Board Of Elders

I've recently had several conversations with church leaders about monthly financial and overall performance reporting. Each month I prepared a "Leadership Team Monthly Report." I'm sharing the report's contents and other thoughts on reporting in today's post. In previous posts, I've written about KPMs (Key Performance Measures) and the importance of measuring results. Needless to say, the monthly report included … [Read more...]