Leadership
TIME or TASK? How Many Hours Should Staff Members Work? [Take 1]
I’m surprised how often both business leaders and pastors ask me about the number of hours they should expect out of a salaried staff member. The answer is a coin with two sides.
Read MoreA WINE & CHEESE VENUE?
As most of you know, North Coast Church offers a ton of worship options and styles each weekend. Currently members of our congregation can choose from 23 different local worship venues (with 16 unique styles and settings).
Read MoreTHEY’RE PICKETING MY CHURCH! WWJD?
Well, I guess I’ve seen it all now. Without any notice or any previous contact with our church, the local carpenters’ union has decided to wage a public protest in front of our church.
Read MoreMULTISITE CHURCHES: Two Things No One Seems To Have Noticed
Full disclosure – I’m a flag waving member of the multisite movement. I pastor a multisite church. But I’ve noticed two limitations that even the strongest proponents and harshest critics of video venues and the multisite movement seem to have missed.
Read MoreINNOVATION’S BLIND SPOT: Is Protecting the Past As Important As Creating the Future?
If Innovation’s Dirty Little Secret is that most innovations fail, innovation’s blind spot is the failure to see that protecting the past is as important as creating the future.
Read MoreMINERS OR MISSIONARIES? A Different Spin on the Multisite Debate
I’m admittedly a biased observer in the multisite debate.
Read MoreInnovation’s Dirty Little Secret
Yesterday I gave a talk on Innovation’s Dirty Little Secret at a conference in Phoenix. It’s one of those talks that always gets a strong response.
Read MoreIs Faith No Longer The Right Word?
One of the most frustrating things for me as a communicator occurs when I realize that my audience and I are using the same words but different dictionaries.
Read MoreEVERYBODY LOVES ME and has a wonderful plan for my church, people, and money!
I don’t know about you, but I’m sure tired of ministry leaders who assume that their BIG VISION for mobilizing the body of Christ automatically trumps my smaller vision for our local church.
Read MoreGOD’S WILL – Clarity In The Rear View Mirror
I’m convinced that one of the greatest sources of spiritual disillusionment for leaders is the goofy idea that God’s plan for our life – or for that matter, his plan for the next three weeks – should be easily and clearly discernible.
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