You have a story and so do I. While we do not have the ability to determine the elements injected into our story, we can most certainly determine its outcome.

What if every Pastor and Board seizes the moment and leads the way in celebrating the Church as who we are, not where we gather. Return stronger by celebrating God’s Church on Pentecost Sunday at home.

We need to revise what is deemed necessary for a healthy local church to exist and be involved in the Great Commission.

Dr. Cooper’s 5 Leadership Prescriptions For Pastors

How do you respond to all the needs that are arising in the mists of the chaos? This blog give you a few thoughts that I trust will help and encourage you in the days ahead.

Everything that happens in a church doesn’t need to be on a Board agenda. Reserve the Board agenda for policy, purpose, vision and long-term issues and address the preferential ones with the interested parties.

Here are five principles to use when you bring appropriate items to the Board.

Think about this …. it’s your first time ever in a meeting.  There are 30 people there and you know that they know you’re new.  What do I do now?  When do I sit?  When do I stand?  Do I kneel?  Am I allowed to be here?  What happens when they find out I’m not one of them?  All of these things are going through a newcomers mind when they come to your church.  Why not orient them to what is about to happen?  

Mediocre churches are made up of disengaged disciples. Energy, excellence and enthusiasm are scarce in a church made up of people who can’t remember the last time they engaged wholeheartedly.

John Maxwell teaches on “The Law of the Lid” in which he reminds leaders that every leader is the lid to their organization.  No matter how much we wish it, the team will never exceed the capabilities and qualities of the leader.  This means that when you see growth come to a stall, you as the leader, are probably part of the issue. However, this doesn’t mean its hopeless.  

Put God where He should be - in your dream for the future. Here are three ways you can do that.  

Heading into the new year, this is a great time to think through what you’ll be preaching on for the next 12 months.  

You can feel it in the air, it’s a lack of momentum. It’s hard to put your finger on why it just feels like your church is “same ol’, same ol” and, as the leader, you’re acutely aware of it. This is normal. The church will experience lulls throughout the year. Here are 5 ways to jump-start momentum in your church.

If you haven’t counted anything other than the offering, you can start today. This will help you determine the effectiveness of outreaches, advertising, invitational culture, and ministry effectiveness.

Many of us have read Ephesians 4:12-16 and if you haven’t, stop and go read it. Here’s the thing, if you are a leader in the church, your job is to equip the people for good works.

None of us would ever admit this in public, but sometimes we can fall into the hireling mindset where we begin to think about what we do, like a job.

There is power in the mindset of a leader. If a leader feels they are barely getting by, they will move into survival mode. If the leader has a thriving mindset, they will seek to expand and take risks for the sake of growing and improving.

While the following tips may seem to be simplistic and obvious, they are the very things many pastors neglect.