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Church Leadership And Infrastructure Development

Never Make A “Rule” You’re Not Prepared To Enforce

Another Important Practice When It Comes To Great Leadership

One mistake I see many leaders make is in the area of making "rules." What is a rule, really? When I was in corporate, the Human Resources Manual or Employee Handbook, depending on the organization, always had a list of "Major Work Rules." If an employee broke one of those rules, they would be facing "corrective action up to and including termination." The good news is, most of the time these work rules were … [Read more...]

Eldership And Growth

Responding To A Reader With Ten Questions On The Topics Of Eldership And Growth

I recently responded to questions provided by a church leader facing the challenge of evolving his church from "small family/community church" to a "much larger, moving-toward-regional church." For those of you who might be facing similar challenges, I thought I might share my responses ... What is your current adult attendance for corporate worship? We don’t calculate an average for adults only. Our current … [Read more...]

Leadership And Confrontation

Four Reasons Good Leadership Includes Occasional Confrontation

I've often said that leadership is easy as long as everyone does what they're supposed to do and nothing goes wrong. A piece of cake ... right? Most of us don't like confrontation. Therefore, the easiest thing to do is to ignore issues rather than addressing them. As leaders, though, it's our responsibility to confront the issues. Here are a few reasons why: Overall Success - The success of the … [Read more...]

To Plan Or Not To Plan?

The Constant "Tug" Between The Lead Speaker And The Creative Arts Team ... Who's right?

I've been doing this for a long time, and I've learned a thing or two about how the church functions. I am very aware of the constant tug between the lead speaker and the creative arts team when it comes to planning ahead. The creative arts team says, "We have to plan more in advance if we want to really do some good stuff."  While the lead speaker says, "I need the freedom and flexibility to change my message at … [Read more...]