Church Leadership: Is It Team or Family?
November 11, 2020
It makes sense that a lot of churches are reshuffling staff. Many churches are doing this for budgetary reasons, many for strategic reasons (which seems
General Interest
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What we need more than anything right now as leaders
April 16, 2020
By Darren Young In 1986, Jon Bon Jovi released a song entitled Livin’ on a Prayer. I grew up listening to it. I don’t remember
Deepening connection in a time of isolation and uncertainty
April 1, 2020
We’re each experiencing the weight of isolation and uncertainty in the midst of this leadership challenge. It’s unlike anything we’ve seen before. The people
FREE WEBINAR: COVID-19 CHURCH SURVEY SUMMARY REPORT
March 27, 2020
In partnership with Billy Graham Center, Exponential, Catalyst, Discpleship.org, and ARC, Leadership Network conducted a survey of church leaders and pastors’ responses to the COVID-19
The COVID-19 Conversation You Need to Be Having
March 25, 2020
Pivot. When I was in high school, ‘pivot’ was simply something I needed to do when playing basketball. Keep your pivot foot. If you didn’t pivot,
How to Handle Haters on Social Media: Podcast 284
March 6, 2020
In this podcast, Nils Smith and Aaron Magnuson talk about dealing with haters, bashers, and critics on social media. Listen as they share their thoughts
Root Deeper
March 4, 2020
By Darren Young One of the things I love to do is run marathons. Don’t stop reading! Let’s go somewhere important, even if you despise
The Leader’s Dilemma
February 5, 2020
Dan Reiland is the Executive Pastor at 12Stone Church in Lawrenceville, Georgia. He previously partnered with John Maxwell for 20 years, first as Executive Pastor at Skyline Wesleyan Church in San
Recapping Social Media in 2019 and 2020 Predictions: Podcast 279
December 31, 2019
In this podcast, Nils Smith and Aaron Magnuson talk about developments and challenges in the world of social media in 2019 and new opportunities
The Now, The Next, and The Never Again – Part 2
March 25, 2023
The Promise of Shalom Are you flourishing in every area of your life? Should it matter that you do? I’d like to suggest that it
4 Types of Ministry Innovation
March 23, 2023
What do the wheel, compass, printing press, lightbulb, automobile, computer, internet, and smartphone all have in common? They were all breakthrough innovations that radically reshaped
LNP28 | Digital Strategies Beyond Weekend Services
March 23, 2023
Pastor, respect your physical church service enough to not broadcast it live. But that doesn’t mean your church should abandon digital. Instead, there are many,
Easter Prep: The Gospel You Might Be Missing
March 22, 2023
The big day is coming quickly. It’s almost Easter Sunday and all over the world pastors are working hard to show up on this Super
LNP27 | Life After Altspace
March 21, 2023
AltspaceVR is dead. Well, not quite yet, but as of March 10, 2023, Microsoft will be sunsetting their social VR platform AltspaceVR. Of all social
The Now, The Next, and The Never Again – Part 1
March 20, 2023
Following the pandemic and painful discord in the American Church in its wake, I had been thinking—and telling friends privately—“I hope the whole thing burns
