Jul 29, 2021 | Calling, Career, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Productivity, Teachability, Uncategorized, Work
The most influential contributor to the growth of an organization is the growth of its leader. When a leader stops growing, he/she limits the potential of the entity they lead. They become a bottleneck. The bottle-necking factor in most cases—business world or church...
Jul 27, 2021 | Digital, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Podcast, Uncategorized
Digital church . . . friend or foe? Deep down most leaders are asking the questions, what is digital doing to the local church I lead? How is it helping? How is it hurting? Today’s episode will attempt to answer these questions at a high level. How is the digital...
Jul 22, 2021 | Anger, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Uncategorized, Words
Words . . . one of the most powerful forces for good in our world. Unfortunately, one of the most powerful forces for evil as well. The Bible says a lot about words. In the New International Version, 92 verses specifically mention the tongue; over 200 more reference...
Jul 20, 2021 | Leadership, Metrics, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Podcast, Uncategorized
The COVID-19 pandemic and its associated quarantine radically impacted the way churches measure success. It’s turned historical metrics on their head. For many churches prior to the pandemic, the metric was ABC: Attendance, buildings, cash. COIVD has exposed our...
Jul 15, 2021 | Bivocational, Calling, Emotional Health, Exhaustion, Fatigue, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Stress, Uncategorized
In 2015, more than 38% of pastors in the U.S. were bi-vocational. Tim Diehl defines a bi-vocational pastor as a person who serves as a pastor in a church and also carries one or more other jobs in order to supplement his or her salary. This isn’t a new phenomenon. The...
