Your church doesn’t need a new mission. God determines the mission. He defines the mission. And he’s been about the mission for thousands of years… Read More »It's Time to Get Mean About the Vision God Has Given You
When you walk into a leadership opportunity, you go with a little bit of equity by virtue of your position and the inevitable honeymoon period… Read More »5 Thoughts About Spending Your Leadership Equity Wisely
Having an ambition to lead is great, but it doesn’t produce actual leadership. Taking risks does. The best leader in the room isn’t the one… Read More »If You Can't Mess Up, Don't Bother Leading
A pastor asked me to talk to his staff and answer this question: “If our church is going to double in the next two years… Read More »Tim Stevens: Embracing the Pain of Growth
Not all change leads to growth, obviously, but growth never happens without change. So leadership is, in large part, motivating and organizing a group of… Read More »Pointers for Pastors: Lead Better by Understanding Basic Psychology
Nothing paralyzes good leadership like fear, and nothing fuels good leadership like taking risks in faith. Obviously, we must make decisions wisely, but when we know,… Read More »Dump Your Doubt, Take the Risk, and Lead Forward
If Proverbs could have a 32nd chapter of nuggets of wisdom, David Chrzan would write it. In the five years or so that I’ve known… Read More »You Can Have Growth, Or You Can Have Control
There is a cold, hard fact I remind myself of often as a Pastor. No one does more to determine the spiritual temperature of my church… Read More »10 Ways to Raise the Spiritual Temperature of Your Church
Here it is: Ministry takes place when divine resources meet human needs through loving channels to the glory of God. – Warren Wiersbe, On Being a… Read More »A 4-Part Definition of Ministry
When I first moved back to northwest Arkansas to plant a church, not everyone understood. Even quite a few church leaders wondered why the neighborhood… Read More »The Abiding Church: Calling Church Leaders Back to Jesus