Teamwork

Most leaders agree that we have moved from a leadership model that prioritized the positional power of the leader to one that involves the input of others included on their team.  However, there is still a lot of misunderstanding about the changing role of the leader and the appropriate role of the team members. One […]

Leadership 21st Century

There has been a tremendous amount of change in the area of leadership over the last twenty years.  We have moved from an industrial age to an information age to the present idea age. People in the industrial age were primarily paid for what they did.  In the information age they will be primarily paid […]

Growth Barriers

There are many things that can keep a church from growing and reaching its potential.  The most obvious is for whatever reason God is not able to bless the work and all you are left with is human effort and nothing supernatural can happen. The list of other real issues includes lack of resources in […]

The Target Has Changed

Any time you talk about some group of people being your primary target most people in the church get offended.  It is if they are concerned that because they are not in the target group their needs are not going to be met.  This of course should not have to be the case at all. […]

Changing Role Of Pastor

In all of my years studying and leading churches the changing role of the pastor and the laity within the local church is probably one of the most misunderstood and potentially damaging issues facing the church.  The biblical model is incredibly clear, the pastor is God’s gift to the church and his role is to […]