By Thom Rainer
“Don’t do stupid.”
Those were three words I spoke to my three sons as they were growing up. And I would give them specific ways they could “do stupid.”
Why did I speak so bluntly to my three sons? Because I love them. Because I truly want what’s best for them. ...
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Pastors
The Path to Peaceful Leadership –
By Rob Jacobs
The soul of a leader is the soil from which their leadership will bear fruit and grow. A leader must tend to the soil of their soul.
If a leader was to ponder all the ways in which he or she might evaluate how well they were tending to the soil of their souls, ...
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When the Pastor Receives Criticism –
By Ronnie Floyd
After 31 years of serving the same church, I can assure you that every pastor will be the subject of criticism.
I know many pastors, and each one has undergone criticism. Criticism is inescapable in the life of a pastor. Few things challenge a pastor more than ...
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My View on the Debate About Annual Reviews –
By Eric Geiger
There is an ongoing debate among leaders as to the value of annual reviews. Some insist they are a bureaucratic waste of time. If you want to make a case against providing annual reviews, there is plenty of fodder to bolster your argument. Those who speak against ...
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How to Lead When You Aren’t the Leader –
By Chris Brown
Pick me. Pick me! PICK ME!
Your nose scrunched up into your eyebrows as you tried with all of your might to send a message to the teacher. Still, she chose someone else. Round three of “follow the leader” began and, sure enough, you were stuck in the back of the ...
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Seven Ways to Overcome the Overcommitted Church –
By Thom Rainer
Can an overcommitted church become a balanced church?
Can a complex church become a simple church?
The answer to the questions is an unequivocal “yes,” but it won’t be easy in most churches. In my previous post, I identified some of the reasons our congregations ...
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