Never Do Ministry Alone
Almost all of my most significant leadership experiences were learned in the school of everyday life. I’ve grown playing sports as a kid, being on
Almost all of my most significant leadership experiences were learned in the school of everyday life. I’ve grown playing sports as a kid, being on
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] No matter how well you plan, how much time you invest, or how well you communicate to the community, church transitions are never
Let’s face it; leadership matters—a lot. If you have ever been part of a dysfunctional organization you know this all too well. When leadership breaks
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] The Enneagram is a personality typing system that suggests there are nine major ways of seeing the world. With uncanny accuracy, it describes
One of the great temptations in pastoring is putting people in places of leadership before they are ready. Let’s face it; sometimes it seems like
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] A person begins their interaction with your church simply as a participant. It is a one way relationship as they receive, listen, and
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Three years ago the lead pastor of my home church, Vineyard Mishawaka, was prompted by God to create five new Vineyard church plants
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] We want to create worship ministries in our churches that are healthy and growing. Over the past 18 months, I have served over
The promise of Jesus to his first disciples was that they would be fishers of men, that they would catch people like they caught fish.
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] A foundational assumption of any church planter should be that it is up to God to do the work of putting your church
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Doing constant leadership development in a real world, dynamically changing church environment, where urgent needs often replace long term priorities, is always a
A lot has been written about Millennials (Americans Currently aged 18-35), especially in clickbaity posts about how this generation is breaking everything from consumer industries