"If people are standing in line to give you money ... you must be doing something right." - My Dad Every year 300,000,000 Americans  will visit amusement parks ... that's a staggering number of people waiting in line! As church leaders we can't ignore this massive cultural phenomena and the lessons...

Regular evaluation of your weekend services should be a normal pattern for your leadership team. For us it happens during a Monday morning meeting were we look at what happened the day before and we also settle on the services for the coming weekend. This is an important system that we...

“Righteousness and generosity are inseparable. The person whose heart longs for God also longs to give to others.”― Dillon Burroughs There is a temptation in local church leadership to slow down during the summertime. Resist that temptation. Now is the time to start planning and working on your Christmas Giving...

When you arrive at our church on Sunday's you are greeted by some fantastic members of our team who offer you a name tag. You can opt out of this experience ... but our hope is that the majority of our people at our services will decide to get a...

I've been involved in a lot of "new things" in my church leadership life over the years.  In fact, I've seem to have a track record of being on the front end of new projects all the time. New campuses, leadership development programs, outreach initiatives, digital engagement strategies, follow up...

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“It is difficult to lay aside a confirmed passion.” – Caius Valerius Catullus We are all impacted by confirmation bias. We develop a belief about a situation then seek out information that bolsters that belief. We end up analyzing our options through the filters of what we already believe to be...

Often when we hire staff in a church context we are thinking about the potential a candidate has for the future. A part of the way we're wired as church leaders is to see the best in people ... to believe that people will develop and become "better". Although this...

Have you ever noticed that the status updates used by a lot churches in Facebook or on Twitter feel less like an engaging conversation and more like a greasy used car salesman. "New series coming up this weekend!" "Join a Life Group this Spring!" "The Most Amazing Thing is Happening...

I love how three or four times a year we attempt to mobilize our whole church to serve our community. Whether it's through relief work after a major storm or doing an "extreme makeover" of a local soup kitchen in 24 hours ... these have been some the proudest days of my entire...