Every leader wants two things for their ministry: growth and stability. They want the ministries they lead to increase their impact and remain stable amid adversity. Understanding what brings these goals about is both easy and elusive. It’s easy because we know that the stability of any ministry is founded... read more
A parable about not fitting in…. Years ago, an incredibly creative friend of mine had graduated from college and was looking for a job. But he was an out of the box thinker who dressed differently, wasn’t crazy about rules, and liked to work late at night. As a result,... read more
This article was posted with permission from Phil Cooke. Check out his blog post over at PhilCooke.com Over and over, when I work with churches and nonprofits doing amazing work in communications, media, and marketing, there’s almost always a common trait: very little employee turnover. In case after case, these organizations... read more
We often think that getting our ideas or projects rejected is the worst thing that could ever happen. I can’t tell you how many people have pitched ideas or scripts to me over the years and when I wasn’t interested, they got angry and never called me again. Maybe in... read more
It seems counterintuitive, but the more you replicate yourself, the greater your job security. Contrary to the belief that “You’re going to work yourself out of a job,” the exact opposite is true in the Kingdom of God. In fact, the more that you take the time to invest in... read more
‘Ten Critical Keys For Designing a Creative Culture’ blog post was posted with permission from Philcooke.com It’s no secret that culture is more important than vision. I’ve worked in creative, vibrant cultures where original thinking is valued, people listen to each other, and wonderful things happen. On the other hand... read more
If you are leading worship with a team, more than likely you connect with them in some way before your worship set, whether it is for a sound check, a time of sharing, or preparing which songs you are going to use. I call this meeting time our team “briefing.”... read more
‘How to Turn Your REJECTED Ideas into SUCCESSFUL Ideas’ blog post was posted with permission from the author Phil Cooke. If you’re creative, you’re bound to have boxes of rejected ideas. It’s been said that the key to better ideas is to have lots of ideas, so you have to... read more
Have ever been in a meeting and as soon as “that guy” walks in the room, you feel the air get sucked out of the space? There is NOTHING worse than being the person who is sitting in the room ready to share your most bold ideas EVER, only to... read more
There’s a million books, websites, and conferences out there on how to be a great leader. But when it comes to leading creative people, things start to thin out a bit. When dealing with creative teams, some leaders feel the need to be experts in the area they lead, others... read more
With my years of experience in making Ready Made Content, and especially Custom Media, I’m going to share with you three things about how to prevent as many rounds of revisions on projects as possible. 1. WORK SMARTER ON THE FRONT END One major way to prevent revisions is to... read more
Everyone knows that delegation matters, and yet I find so few leaders who are actually skilled in the art. If you can’t handoff some of your work to others and focus on more important things, you’ll end up carrying a far bigger load than you should, it will slow you... read more
