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Traits Over Trends: The 4 Essential Church Leadership Qualities for 2021, Part 5

Effective leaders are agile, but not aimless.

Church leaders are faced with a massive challenge and opportunity in 2021—to reshape the fundamental structures and systems of the churches they lead. The most effective leaders, the ones who will guide their churches to growth in the future, will demonstrate consistent agility, shifting as appropriate to implement the strategies that will move them toward their vision.

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Jan 12, 2021 Tweet this

Traits Over Trends: The 4 Essential Church Leadership Qualities for 2021, Part 4

When you lead with a brilliantly simple idea it cannot be ignored, misunderstood, or forgotten. It will have staying power and spreading power. Effective leaders cut through the noise and static interference with their staffs, leaders, volunteers, and attenders by expressing big ideas with the right few words.

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Jan 11, 2021 Tweet this

Traits Over Trends: The 4 Essential Church Leadership Qualities for 2021, Part 3

Positivity that flows from God’s promises and results in a plan of action is an essential quality for church leaders, especially in 2021. Gospel-centered positivity, not unfounded optimism, is the second leadership trait we are going to focus on. Be positive, but not Pollyanna!

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Jan 9, 2021 Tweet this

Traits Over Trends: The 4 Essential Church Leadership Qualities for 2021, Part 2

Insecurity in church leaders is one of the most significant challenges facing churches today. Yet those who are secure will win the day; because to lead with security is to be free to risk. Secure leadership doesn’t have to play it safe. These are days where we must refuse—with every fiber of our being—to play it safe.

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Jan 8, 2021 Tweet this

90-Day Goal Together

Daily fuel to crush your next personal goal

If you have experienced our Younique training you know how important the 90-day goal is. In fact I believe it is the most powerful practice to become and do more with your life. If you have not completed any Younique training, don’t worry, you can still jump right in!

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Jan 3, 2021 Tweet this

Traits Over Trends: The 4 Essential Church Leadership Qualities for 2021

Understanding and identifying trends, however, is NOT the most important thing for pastors to be doing right now as we launch into 2021. Here’s why trying to track church trends should not be your highest priority.

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Jan 1, 2021 Tweet this

How to Set Church Goals During COVID, Part 2

The goal of the COVID Era Goal Ideas tool is to provide a framework for your team to wrestle through together. You cannot focus everywhere … that’s actually the opposite of what it means to focus. Instead of starting by evaluating specific goals, begin your discussion by discussing which BeachHeads and Domains your team should focus on based on your mission and your values.

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Dec 28, 2020 Tweet this

How to Set Church Goals During COVID

Given our shared experience with the COVID upheaval, almost everyone is simultaneously asking future questions with extra vigor. The questions are more difficult because the dynamics present a mental strain on top the emotional exhaustion and decision-making fatigue. Nevertheless, these may be the most important days of our lives to imaginatively look ahead and fervently steward hope.

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Dec 26, 2020 Tweet this

Building Your Church on Listeners, Learners, or Goers: Key Insights from the Future Church Book

The Future Church book is intended to shed light on the current problem churches in North America are facing while at the same time, offering a solution that will lead to multiplying true disciples of Jesus.

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Dec 3, 2020 Tweet this

Visual Summary of the Future Church Book

My prayer is that the Visual Summary will further your efforts to pivot your teams and your church to a new paradigm of disciple-making. That’s what Future Church is all about—and I want to give you every tool I can think of to equip you to make that happen.

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Dec 2, 2020 Tweet this

Free Chapter from the Future Church Book

I want you to get a look at the forward by Ed Stetzer, the table of contents, the introduction, and the first chapter of the Future Church book so you can get a taste of what it includes.

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Nov 30, 2020 Tweet this

The 7 Laws of Real Church Growth from the Future Church Book

In the Future Church book, I share seven universal principles of real church growth. These principles were sparked when I woke up at 2am in early 2016. Underlying all of these laws is the belief that what most “church growth” tools aim at is NOT real church growth.

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Nov 30, 2020 Tweet this