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How to Coach Campuses in a Central-Staff Model

If you’re a central leader in a multi-site church, coaching your campus counterparts should be one of the main aspects of your job. Coaching builds consistency, it aligns culture, and it gives you the chance...

“On the Wall” vs. “In the Walk”

Like a lot of churches, we have our fair share of statements that end up on the wall. Whether it’s our church-wide values, our ministry plumb lines, our staff values, or even the “north star”...

Top Ten Quotes: Respectable Sins

I’m a long-time fan of Jerry Bridges’ writings, but I’m rather late to the game on one of his classics, Respectable Sins. It’s an arresting title for a reason: Bridges’ thesis is that we are...

The Procrastinator’s Guide to Easter Follow-Up

It’s the Tuesday after Easter. For most of us in church world, we’re still shaking off the Sunday night coma after months of planning, extra services, special touches, and tons of first-time guests. If you’re...

How to Care for All Guests (When New Guests Keep Coming)

This is the next installment in our ongoing “Large Church” series, which looks at guest services through the lens of the larger congregation: those with an average attendance of 800 or more. While any church...

What Does Living on Mission Smell Like?

Before you read the following post, take note that the original publication date was April 1. That’s April Fools’ Day, for the pranksters among us. Carry on. For almost two decades, we’ve closed every worship...

The Imagineering Story: See What They May Not See

This is the final post a five part series based on lessons learned from The Imagineering Story: The Official Biography of Walt Disney Imagineering by Leslie Iwerks. We’re covering five things that those of us...

The Imagineering Story: Help Them to See Strategically

This is the fourth of a five part series based on lessons learned from The Imagineering Story: The Official Biography of Walt Disney Imagineering by Leslie Iwerks. We’re covering five things that those of us...

The Imagineering Story: See Their Wants (But Know Their Needs)

This is the third of a five part series based on lessons learned from The Imagineering Story: The Official Biography of Walt Disney Imagineering by Leslie Iwerks. We’re covering five things that those of us...

The Imagineering Story: See it from Their Side

This is the second of a five part series based on lessons learned from The Imagineering Story: The Official Biography of Walt Disney Imagineering by Leslie Iwerks. We’re covering five things that those of us...