“5 Website Issues Your Congregation Find Annoying” was posted with permission from Mark MacDonald A few weeks ago I heard a Pastor say that I needed to visit their website for some information. I thought, “Yes! A pastor is promoting their website!” and it was about something that actually interested... read more
“How to Build Your Own Personal Board of Directors” was posted with permission from Joanna La Fleur. Based on my own experience and observation of other millennials like me, I think there are 2 large mistakes people make when desiring mentors. Mistake # 1 is simply that we don’t ask... read more
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 I’ve worked at organizations where you could literally feel the oppression when you walked into the... 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
WATCH THE EPISODE: LISTEN TO THE EPISODE: Show Notes: Today we welcome our good friend Ben Stapley. Ben and Carl are talking today about the importance of a Sermon Review. Carl is not a pastor or keynote speaker, but have been the Video Director on staff at large churches. He... read more
‘Five Reasons You Need Volunteers on Your Media Team’ blog post was posted with permission from Worship Facility. We all know churches and ministries need volunteers to survive—and that is particularly true for media departments. But we also know that working with volunteers can be a challenge—particularly when things are... read more
WATCH THE EPISODE: LISTEN TO THE EPISODE: Show Notes: Today we are talking with Marty Sawyers. Marty is the CEO of Full Strength Network. Full Strength Network exists to help ministry leaders discover full strength in wellbeing in areas like richer spiritual health, deeper relationships, and increased leadership capacity. They... 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
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
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
When figuring out how best to lead, it’s all too easy to look toward techniques catching the attention of many. For churches seeking the best approaches, though, aiming to reinvent the wheel should often be avoided. Look to your brethren at other churches of similar sizes for some of the... read more
Encouraging team members to focus on each other not only bolsters their psychological safety and builds trust, but also boosts their creativity over all. Research suggests that adopting an other-centered perspective can actually spur more creative thought and increase the number and quality of solutions you can generate. Professors Evan... read more