Leaders are learners. We learn as we lead. A season of major change is a dangerous time to lead poorly. Poorly handled change is at the root of a huge portion of church conflicts, splits and exits. Learn well to lead well.

There is only a one-letter difference between “rest” and “reset” but there is a world of difference in outcomes. Pastors wouldn’t be blamed if they need to rest. We're all COVID exhausted. But the antidote to exhaustion is not just rest. It's reset.

What if ushers, vocalists, parents, children … everyone had a role shaping the weekly message, would it change congregational engagement? Would you hear the same sermon? Or would the message start to shift in ways no one predicted?

How often do you think about the air you breathe? It’s so pervasive that we don’t even give it a thought. Church culture is like the air; it’s all around us, shaping every moment of every Sunday and Monday to Saturday. We seldom notice it at our own risk.

There are a lot of factors that cause pastors to lose the passion for their calling. Pastors start out fired up and end up burning out. COVID hasn't helped. There is one simple switch that can keep pastors on fire for God.

Unless you overlay accountability onto the micro-shift we described in Starbucks, Micro-Shifts and Discipleship, all you have is a solid lesson in a discipleship class. Our world desperately needs disciples who reflect Jesus.

There is a lot to be learned about discipleship from a micro-shift made twenty-five years ago by Starbucks.

Leading is hard work. And at times, discouraging. In fact, if you’ve never felt discouraged you probably haven’t worked on anything worthwhile. Feeling discouraged is inevitable. Staying discouraged is avoidable.

Board meetings, staff meetings, budget meetings, strategy meetings, planning meetings, and meetings about meetings. Can you hear the sound of air being sucked out of the room? Why are meetings SO bad?

Vitalization is more than getting a definition of success right. It’s doing what Jesus calls his followers to become - faithful and fruitful.

A pandemic and sociological upheaval leave pastors facing increased threats to their relationships and longevity. Some of longest serving pastors of many of the most vibrant churches in Canada, share 12 qualities of resilient leaders.

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic is posing unprecedented challenges to church leadership across the world. How adaptive changes have responded to pandemic challenges.

Imagine if 75% of your church were actively engaged in the discipling of pre-Christians and Christians? What a day that would be.

Using the past as a springboard into the future.

The average person has no idea what next steps to take to connect into this congregation and what the destination (being a part of the church) might look like. It’s up to us as leaders to create clear and obvious next steps for them.

I’ve asked a similar question to pastors who have seen their ministries and churches grow over the years … “what is one reason you can think of as to why your ministry grew?” Their answer shocked me.