The Slow Work of Intentional Leadership

“The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.” — Proverbs 21:5 When we think about lasting impact in leadership, intentionality is often the hidden engine driving it forward. In a recent article, Dan Spino unpacked three essential components that make intentional leadership possible: integrity, excellence, and sustainability. Integrity…

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Leading Worship In A Changing Culture

Navigating our fast-paced and ever-changing worship culture requires carefully balancing relevancy and orthodoxy. Relevancy speaks to what is appropriate for the current time or circumstance, while orthodoxy anchors us in the unchanging foundational beliefs of Christianity. Rather than focusing solely on outward expressions of worship, let’s take a heart-level approach. After all, what’s happening in…

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Leading Well Starts Here: 5 Essential Practices for Mental Well-Being

Pastors and church leaders are charged with caring for the Body of Christ. Practically speaking, this means innumerable hospital visits, phone calls, committee meetings, late-night study and sermon prep sessions, and counseling meetings. Often, we sacrifice time with family and friends to officiate a funeral or wedding or visit someone who has experienced a devastating…

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Strengthening Ministry Through Evaluation

Licenses and credentials are nothing new to us. If you drive a car, there is a process of written and practical evaluation to become a licensed driver, and systems of accountability for misusing the privilege of operating several tons of metal and plastic at high speed. Various professions require licensing, whether medicine, law, or real…

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The Art of Budgeting for Ministry Success 

For which one of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it? Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who are watching it will begin to ridicule him, saying, “This…

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