Erica Olsen from Strategically Speaking recently wrote an article on how to create a strategy focused organization.� Although her focus is on business, there’s lots of good stuff here that ministry leaders can take and apply to their own ministry areas. Organizations that are strategy-focused are more effective with their resources, have higher employee retention, [...]

It’s the launch of a new semester which means the start of a brand new leadership lesson series! If you are new to NCC leadership or to the zonegathering, Thursday Leadership Lesson is a weekly article selected or written by a member of our team that we hope will help you grow as a leader. This [...]

The concept of being mentored sounds like something that happens to you when you’re young and on the way up. The truth, however, is that, at any age or stage, we all need a loving critic, a friendly skeptic, a coach, a mentor to help us make sense of the world. Do you currently have [...]

Vital signs help medical professionals assess the health of patients under their care. Vital signs are a quick and effective way of diagnosing a patient’s health. Assessing leaders in a local church is more difficult. How can church leaders know if they are leading their churches in a healthy way? Spiritual Leadership The Apostle Paul was a [...]

Spotting a New Leader by Fred Smith provides insight into some of the traits to look for when identifying future leaders, which he describes the following 10 signs of leadership potential. 1. Leadership in the past. “The best predictor of the future is the past.” 2. The capacity to create or catch vision. “When I talk to [...]