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Last week I wrote about the song of Deborah and Barak in Judges 5. The song begins, “That the leaders took the lead in Israel,…

Today in my Bible reading I read Judges chapter 5. After God granted them a great victory over Jaban king of Canaan, Deborah and Barak…

Fast Company has an insightful article on 6 Leadership Styles, and When You Should Use Them. Effective leaders need to be able to operate in…

If you are in a church leadership position you probably have to attend meetings. One of the most common complaints that I hear among ministry…

In today’s reading in my church Bible reading program there is a curious phrase: “Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; Zabud the…

Does your church have a formal process by which the pastors can receive feedback about their ministry? The board at my church has asked that…

A friend loaned me a copy of Death by Meeting: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni. It took me a while to get around to…

I spent a little more time with the U.S. Census Data Ferret, and came up with an interesting comparison of the age distribution of ABCs…

This entry is part 20 of 25 in the series 30 Days on the Chinese Church

The most precious resource of any church is its lay leaders and co-workers. Yet all to often churches take these people for granted and fail…

This entry is part 19 of 25 in the series 30 Days on the Chinese Church

When people are looking for a new church (or deciding whether to stay at their old church), they want to know not merely what the…

This entry is part 17 of 25 in the series 30 Days on the Chinese Church

There is a shortage of pastors to serve in English Ministry in Chinese churches, and those who do serve there are often subject to discouragement…

This entry is part 16 of 25 in the series 30 Days on the Chinese Church

We often look to the church in Acts as an example of a vibrant, Spirit-filled, unified church. But when we look at it more closely…