Creating A Strategy Focused Organization

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, [...]

Laying The Foundation: The Growth Of A Leader (Part Eleven)

This is Part 11 of the Laying the Foundation series on Thursday Leadership Lesson from National Community Church. As we build our groups and ministries, we must ensure that we are building on a solid foundation. This series will explore characteristics of leaders who lay and build on firm foundations. Today, we will talk about [...]

How To Spot Potential Leaders In Your Church

As society cries for more and better leaders, organizational spotlights scan the audience for could-bes who might be lost in the crowd. Identifying, recruiting, and elevating individuals with leadership skills and gifts must become a priority if weÂ’re to cope with constant changes and maximize our churches effectiveness. Jesus did a good job of searching [...]

Laying The Foundation: The Growth Of A Leader (Part Ten)

This is Part 10 of the Laying the Foundation series on Thursday Leadership Lesson from National Community Church. As we build our groups and ministries, we must ensure that we are building on a solid foundation. This series will explore characteristics of leaders who lay and build on firm foundations. Today, we will talk about [...]

Laying The Foundation: The Growth Of A Leader (Part Nine)

This is Part 9 of the Laying the Foundation series on Thursday Leadership Lesson. As we build our groups and ministries, we must ensure that we are building on a solid foundation. This series will explore characteristics of leaders who lay and build on firm foundations. Today, we will talk about the Friends of a [...]

Radical Hospitality (Part Three: The Provision of People)

This is Part 3 of the Spring Leadership Lesson Series: Radical Hospitality at National Community Church. As we lead our groups and ministries, we must strive to forcefully advance the Kingdom of God through strategic evangelism, exponential discipleship, and sacrificial service. Hospitality is on the front lines of such an advance.
Today, we will survey the [...]

Laying The Foundation: The Growth Of A Leader (Part Eight)

This is Part 8 of the Laying the Foundation series on Thursday Leadership Lesson from National Capital Church. As we build our groups and ministries, we must ensure that we are building on a solid foundation. This series will explore characteristics of leaders who lay and build on firm foundations. Today, we will talk about the [...]

Laying The Foundation: The Growth Of A Leader (Part Seven)

This is Part 7 of the Laying the Foundation series on Thursday Leadership Lesson from National Community Church. As we build our groups and ministries, we must ensure that we are building on a solid foundation. This series will explore characteristics of leaders who lay and build on firm foundations. Today, we will talk about the [...]

Radical Hospitality (Part Two: A Biblical Framework)

This is Part 2 of the Spring Leadership Lesson Series: Radical Hospitality at National Community Church. As we lead our groups and ministries, we must strive to forcefully advance the Kingdom of God through strategic evangelism, exponential discipleship, and sacrificial service. Hospitality is on the front lines of such an advance.
Today, we will survey the [...]

Effective Leadership Requires Clarity

Clarity is important for effective leadership. Marcus Buckingham in a Fast Company article talks about the importance of clarity when leading, making the following observations.

Leaders are Compelled by the Future - A leader’s job is to rally people toward a better future… They succeed only when they find a way to make people excited by [...]