Local church ministry can be thrilling, even addictive. Seeing the Lord transform lives and bring people into a relationship with Himself provides a buzz that nothing in this world can provide. And because we are prone to replace God on the throne of our lives with something ...
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Bible Study Leaders Want Direction –
In research Ed Stetzer and I conducted for Transformational Groups, we discovered that the majority of small group leaders in churches are not given any direction as to what their groups should study. Not only are these leaders not given Bible studies that fit the overarching ...
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Don’t Paint the Lawn –
Multiple summers I have come home from vacation to massive spots in my lawn that are completely parched. I am not referring to small spots that can be corrected with a few patches of grass; I mean embarrassingly ruined sections of my lawn.
One summer evening, after staring at ...
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Don’t Settle for the Illusion of Strategy –
The illusion of a ministry strategy is like a mirage that gives people a false sense of hope about the direction of the ministry. It provides an erroneous belief that a wise course has been set. Not having a strategy and knowing it is far better than thinking you have one when ...
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6 Ways to Build a Culture of Feedback –
Under the guise of “being nice,” many leaders fail to offer feedback to those they lead. Instead, they often ignore or work around the deficiency. Because feedback is an essential ingredient in development, teams and individuals suffer when leaders fail to provide it. So how do ...
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4 Ways Pride Can Destroy a Team –
What can the frequency of “I” in a quarterly shareholder letter tell us about an organization’s future?
L.J. Rittenhouse of Rittenhouse Rankings is known for her ability to predict the future performance of a company by studying the leader’s quarterly letters to shareholders. By ...
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