by Jenni Keller See below for the most important webinar you’ll attend this year. If you could identify every single person in your community who would respond favorably to an…
By Dean Niewolny Sometimes as leaders we must be the first to do the uncomfortable thing. Whether leading a church, a ministry, a business, or a family, the leader…
Can you build a generosity culture in your church if your focus is solely on non-Christians? Is it possible to think you’re acting in faith as you lead a church…
The days seem to be gone when churches can fund big visions without sounding a clear call for how people can play a significant role in helping accomplish God’s big…
Campus pastors at multisite churches have plenty of plates to keep spinning. So many, in fact, that a vital one may get missed. In this latest Leadership Network generosity podcast, Chris…
By Lee Kricher Our church needed to make a tough decision. In the fall of 2003, I became Senior Pastor of Amplify Church, an evangelical church in the eastern suburbs of…
by Tony Morgan For businesses, success is all about the bottom line—money. Though my mission is to help churches get unstuck, I love the periodic opportunities I have to serve…
In our efforts to lead people in our churches toward lives of generosity and to honor God with their finances, we might have unknowingly created an “imbalanced narrative”—an uneven story…
Well-meaning church leaders and planters often set out to radically transform their communities for Christ-kingdom causes. Their aspirations and visions are limitless. However, often the best-laid plans fail to yield…
As a church leader, how do you cast a vision that inspires people to live a life of generosity and get behind what you believe God is calling your church…
Whether a church plant or a campus one of the challenges of starting a new congregation is putting together a music team. I saw this from Chris Surratt (my brother)…
Brian Mavis and Rick Rusaw talk about their book, The Neighboring Church: Getting Better at What Jesus Says Matters Most.
If you’ve ever led your church through a capital campaign or giving initiative, you know how hard it can be to keep the flame hot through the full two or…
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By David Thoroughman I was recently talking with a pastor at a multisite church about the stagnant growth he was experiencing at one particular campus. The church (in general) is…
Our most comprehensive study ever, this report contains 35 pages of more than 20 tables and graphics, giving details and metrics on pay raises, bonuses, total staffing costs, top salary…
How’s giving going in your church? You might be surprised what you find out if you are tracking three vital generosity metrics that most churches miss. Learn what they are…
In this new podcast on generosity, Chris Willard delves into the generosity strategies that engage millennials. What are the keys to getting this passionate generation to open their wallets for greater…
by Brian Mavis, co-author of The Neighboring Church, by Rick Rusaw & Brian Mavis When I felt called to ministry as a twenty-year-old, what I was signing up for was…
Getting the local church to see outside its walls has long been a passion of Rick Rusaw and Brian Mavis as they led LifeBridge Christian Church to be more engaged in the…
from The Resurgent Church by Mike McDaniel I pastor a church called Grace Point, and it was born for a certain kind of person, though each one has a different…
by Shawn Lovejoy To be honest, I’m not a big fan of vision statements. Vision statements are a dime a dozen as far as I’m concerned. Everyone these days has…
By Neil Cole Today’s world needs a revolution. Not a violent one; we’ve always had plenty of those. We need a revolution that changes hearts and minds with love. That…
I’ll admit it. If you’re like most church leaders, governance probably does not rank #1 on your list of favorite ministry subjects. Just reading the word “governance” might make you…
Over a decade into their church’s journey of serving their community, it came as no surprise when the city phoned Brian Mavis, Director of Externally Focused Ministry at LifeBridge Christian…
By Samuel R. Chand Have you ever walked into an office and, after only a few casual, brief conversations with people, sensed something was wrong? Many of us have a…
By N. Doug Gamble The world of faith-based and nonprofit outreach is dotted with ambitious believers I call rough-edged rangers. Like other lone rangers, they get disgusted with mediocre involvement…
By N. Doug Gamble, Pastor of Mission Partnerships, Crossroads Fellowship, Raleigh, NC Untapped outreach possibilities lie just beyond the church doors. Some go unseen because they aren’t well publicized. Many…
Guest Post by Jim Tomberlin Ask any multisite church leader today what the most important component is in multisiting and the overwhelming answer is the campus pastor. When I…
By Samuel R. Chand Culture—not vision or strategy—is the most powerful factor in any organization. It determines the receptivity of staff and volunteers to new ideas, unleashes or dampens creativity,…
Leadership Network recently asked over 1,600 large church leaders: “Does your church offer an internship or residency program for training future leaders?” A surprising 72% said “yes.” One of the pioneers…
By Samuel R. Chand It’s inevitable, inescapable. By its very nature, leadership produces change, and change—even wonderful growth and progress—always involves at least a measure of confusion, loss, and resistance….
By Samuel R. Chand The statistics on the longevity of pastors isn’t encouraging. As we saw earlier from a major survey of pastors, 80 percent leave the ministry within five…
By Samuel R. Chand Our secrets will kill us. They will haunt our dreams, cloud our plans, and distort our relationships. We may harbor secrets because the truth about a…
By Samuel R. Chand All leaders—in business, non-profits, and the church—endure pressures, challenges, and pains, but managing the causes of leadership pain (what I call bleedership) is only part of…
The latest national survey of megachurches from Leadership Network and Hartford Institute for Religion Research reveals interesting dynamics related to growth, vitality and leadership. This fourth survey in a decade…