by Eric Geiger
An isolated leader is a dangerous leader. The sting of criticism, the burden of the responsibilities, and the pace of leadership can nudge a leader towards isolation, but every step towards isolation is a step towards danger. Sadly, many leaders move towards ...
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Leadership
Pipeline 2016: What’s Next? –
Pastors overwhelmingly agree that developing leaders is crucial to the success of their ministries. But did you know that less than 30% of pastors actually have a plan in place to develop their staffs? And only 1 in 4 churches require leaders and volunteers to attend ...
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Church Leadership and Succession –
by Todd Adkins
A critical part of leadership is recognizing that your fruit grows on other people’s trees. Fruitful leadership focuses on the responsibility of healthy leadership reproduction as the primary way to cultivate ministry expansion. You are not successful as a leader ...
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10 Practical First Year Priorities at a New Church – Part 2 –
by Andrew Hebert
In Part 1, I discussed the first five of ten practical priorities when you arrive at a new church. Here are the remaining five priorities for a pastor or leader who is serving in a new church or organization.
Build positive momentum by accumulating and ...
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10 Practical First Year Priorities at a New Church – Part 1 –
by Andrew Hebert
What are the most important priorities for a pastor who begins serving at a new church? I began pastoring my present church a few months ago. This is the fifth church I’ve served in a pastoral capacity. Each church has been a different size, in a different ...
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10 Ways Pastors Can be Bad Bosses –
by Thom Rainer
I’ve been working with pastors and those they serve for over three decades.
That means two things: I have a lot of experience and I am old.
In the course of three decades, I have seen some pastors thrive and some pastors fail. And I have seen two common reasons ...
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