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Prioritizing Intimacy Over Impact Ministry burnout: We’ve all been there, or at least at the brink of it, when the pace and demands of ministry...

Peter Drucker, a celebrated management consultant, once said, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” If you’re one of many churches trying to hire new leaders, forget...

Smart church leaders are laser-focused on team health and employee retention.  In a landscape of shifting church attendance, tenuous budgets, and an unprecedented number of...

I’ve seen countless leadership transitions in the local church.  During my 20-plus years of serving in pastoral positions and executive leadership coaching, I’ve had a...

It’s tough for churches to compete in today’s “seeker-friendly” job market. Some churches may be finding it even more difficult to keep the staff they...

Top 3 Hidden Reasons Church Employees Look for New Jobs The local church should be the best place on the planet to work, right?  Sure,...

I’m really good at math but I don’t enjoy it. In ministry, most everything we implement boils down to simple math. For example, if you...