Leader Development Without a System
Can leader development happen without a formalized system for leadership development? In short, it can, however, it will not provide the results desired. Leader development is the expansion of a…
The Church Needs Innovators
The author of Hebrews 13:8 reveals that “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever”. He provides unmoving stability for his creation to count on with consist love, mercy,…
Confessions of a Creativity Scrooge
Being innovative within church culture can be either highly rewarding or highly frustrating. Unfortunately, it is more often the latter rather than the former. In order for a church to…
Need High Trust to be an Innovative Church
Do you want an innovative church? The key is having a church culture built around a high sense of trust. In the field of innovation, trust is considered a core…
Are Church Metrics Unspiritual?
Church growth is a sensitive and emotionally charged subject to discuss. For some church leaders, it is an exciting conversation about what God is doing, the stories of people discovering…
Humility as a Competitive Advantage
Pride and arrogance are the prerequisites to being a leader. At least, that is what some think. In fact, they believe this so much they disqualify themselves from leadership because…
Be Creative as You Were Made To
Albert Einstein is quoted saying, “the true sign of imagination is not knowledge, but imagination (Pardekooper, 2016). C.S. Lewis wrote ”imagination is the organ of meaning…producing new metaphors or revivifying…
Develop Leaders In Order to Grow
Has your church plateaued? People come to services, but don’t stay. Your staff seem overwhelmed, tired, and don’t carry your vision how you would like them to. The problem may…
Generational Fragmentation of the Church
Across the United States churches are navigating their way through generational fragmentation. As the Traditional Generation (1945 or before) and the Baby Boomer Generation (1946-1964) remain viable, active, and in…
Relational Consultants are the Future
For consultants, the key factor for success in the changing future is to ability to build relationships that last through the challenges and changes the future holds. (Christensen et al.,…