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Killing the Megachurch Jealousy Monster – Before It Kills You
In the last few months I’ve heard two true stories about overcoming jealousy in ministry. Both stories have surprising similarities and contain a great lesson about overcoming a problem that happens to Small Church pastors more than we’d like to admit.
Forget the 200 Barrier – Small Churches Need to Break Through the Grasshopper Barrier
We need to retire the 200 Barrier from our church leadership lexicon. It makes some dangerous assumptions, starting with the assumption that over 200 is better than under 200. But the Grasshopper Barrier is a toxic mindset that keeps churches and pastors from recognizing The Grasshopper Myth for the lie that it is. That’s the barrier we need to break.
Your Church’s Mission Statement: Do It First, Write It Later
Writing a mission statement should be one of the last things a church does, not one of the first. The only real hope that a church will follow through on their mission statement is if it’s based on what the church is already doing.
We Need Each Other: And 20+ More Reasons to Have a Small Church Pastors’ Workshop
We need a Small Church Pastors’ Workshop for the same reasons we go to church. It’s about more than uploading relevant information. You can’t get everything you need from a book, a DVD or a website. We were created to be in the same room with people. Especially fellow believers. And fellow Christian leaders.
Deal-Breakers: 7 Ways God May Tell You to Leave Your Church
Do I stay, or do I go? It’s one of the toughest questions a pastor has to face. The question for many pastors, especially in Small Churches is “how do I know which issues are worth fighting through and which ones are signs that it’s time to leave?”
5 Problems With Top-Down Vision-Casting – And a New Testament Alternative
Have we been doing vision-casting wrong? I think so. For maybe a generation or more. I was at a church conference not long ago where the leader spent all his time trying to convince the assembled leadership team to get behind his vision for the group. They like the leader, but very few of the
Apples to Apples: Comparing 10,000 In One Megachurch to 10,000 In 100 Small Churches
Comparing a church of 100 to a church of 10,000 makes no sense. But comparing 10,000 people in one church to 10,000 people in 100 Small Churches just might.
Know Your Audience: 8 Principles for Speaking Effectively in Almost Any Situation
“You knew your audience.” That was one of the greatest compliments I’ve ever received in ministry. It happened after speaking at a Prayer Breakfast at a US Army base in Germany. One of the military chaplains pulled me aside. “Thank you for that talk,” he said. “You knew your audience. It’s unusual for a civilian
3 Sundays, 3 Stories – Here’s What One Healthy Small Church Looks Like
Small Churches have down seasons and up seasons. And those seasons can switch very fast. Monday morning fast. The church I pastor has been experiencing an up season for a while now – several years, in fact. I wish I could say it’s because of my flawless leadership skills, but if you’ve read The Grasshopper Myth, you
