LifeLines

Transformational leadership is very different than transactional leadership. Transformational leadership uses ministry to build people RATHER THAN uses people to build ministry. (It’s easy to get it backwards— and...

As we round out the “healthy church” series, we END with some of the things most leaders (wrongly, we think) begin with… We start dialoguing about “what it looks like” when churches thrive. 🌳   Here’s why we don’t...

Continuing our previous discussion on conflict, we outline a step-by-step process you can use to deal with tough conversations…   By the way, BEFORE we go there… Many people ask, “Should I go to them, or should I wait...

Conflict is inevitable— especially when you have people involved. When handled properly (instead of avoided) conflict CAN become a fertile soil of growth and maturation for each of us… 💙 However, many of us choose...

Asking for the optimal size of a church is a lot like asking for the optimal size of a human being. There’s far more that goes into the equation than just “bulk.” In fact, you COULD say, the best design for a human...

In this episode we continue dialoguing about 6 things churches SHOULD do… … and note that rather than getting a vision for what we COULD do, we need to begin here… ⭐️ Each of these work together and FEED each other,...

Churches organize and do “lots and lots” for things. However, in the hustle of it all, we need to make sure we’re doing the RIGHT things…   All of the— ⭐️ Programs… ⚙️ Processes (including budgeting our time &...

Paul uses the analogy of a human body when talking about the church (see 1 Corinthians 12, Romans 12, Ephesians 4:11f.). Well, to say it a better way, he doesn’t say the church is LIKE a body, he declares the church...

When we talk about healthy churches, we often default to NUMBERS… … to nickels & noses (how many people showed up on Sunday, and how much money they gave)… … to bottoms (in the seats) and bucks (in the offering...

We continue in this talk where we left off in the previous episode, dialoguing about the best question ever… ⁉️ What is God’s desire, God’s design, and God’s direction about _______________ [insert whatever situation...

The best question EVER is… 🥁🥁🥁 What is God’s desire, what is God’s design, and what is God’s direction? 👆 That’s it. Let’s break it down, DESIRE + DESIGN + DIRECTION 💙 DESIRE = What does God want for this situation in...

There’s not much debate on what the word “all” means in purely intellectual terms.   But, when we start to apply it to practical areas of life such as— ❤️ loving God with ALL we have… 🌎 going into ALL the world… ⭐️...