Leadership

By apswartz
Created on April 24th, 2012

Articles Accruing Power
- By John Flowers and Karen Vannoy
- Posted on April 23rd, 2012
The leadership or nominating committee of any local church is a place where we pastors can do our most productive work. In a best-case scenario, committee members put their heads…
Blog Learning from Kodak
- By Jessica Miller Kelley
- Posted on February 21st, 2012
Kodak—long the most esteemed name in the camera business—declared bankruptcy last month. Many business analysts have been discussing the reasons for the esteemed…
Articles The Lie of Well-Roundedness
- By Josh Mauney
- Posted on March 13th, 2012
In my first ministry position I was sure I knew what to expect. Stand up in front of thousands of adoring members of a faithful congregation and present to them an hour’s…
Blog Assembling a Great Team
- By Maurilio Amorim
- Posted on September 8th, 2011
We purposely don’t have many sacred cows in the businesses that I run. We adapt and change fast and have become “platform agnostics” so we can server our…
Articles Dealing with Difficult Staff
- By Martin Thielen
- Posted on May 24th, 2011
John, our Church Council chairperson, looked worried as he walked into my office. “Martin,” he said, “you need to know that Jason (a former staff member at one…
Blog A Church that Agrees Too Much
- By Katie Z. Dawson
- Posted on August 25th, 2011
After a few years in my congregation, I realized I had a major, however, hidden problem... My church didn't know how to disagree. This may not seem like a problem on the…
Blog The Illusion of Pastoral Effectiveness
- By Matthew L. Kelley
- Posted on February 27th, 2012
The acceptance of reality is always a liberation from the burden of illusion that we strive to justify by our errors and our sins. ~Seasons of Celebration, p. 116 What are the…
Articles Jesus + Nothing = Everything
- By Tullian Tchividjian
- Posted on November 4th, 2011
I have a confession to make: I’m addicted to the gospel. It burns inside of me. And it seems to get hotter every day. I can’t stop thinking about it, talking about it, …
Blog Dear Pastors, Tell Us the Truth
- By Rachel Held Evans
- Posted on April 10th, 2011
This post was inspired by a few things: First, the brilliantly titled Epic Fail Pastors Conference, born from the question “What if we offered a space that is…
Articles Rules for Rule Breaking
- By Gil Rendle
- Posted on October 11th, 2011
Movement rule breakers see greater purpose and therefore risk different behaviors or practices for missional ends. Many of our local church and denominational leaders like to see…