Mike BonemThis post is adapted from my new book, The Art of Leading Change: Ten Perspectives on the Messiness of Ministry. In many arenas of life,…
Is your church or ministry centering on the center or on the margins? Let me explain. A recent article described that efforts to increase covid…
Pastors love to use illustrations from movies. But what about leadership lessons from movie theaters? If you owned a chain of movie theaters, how would…
I like the leadership axiom, “Take the right next step.” The simple phrase encourages action over inaction. It emphasizes intentional movement rather than paralysis by…
Does your role require creativity? If you’re a leader, then I will answer for you with a firm “Yes!” If you think of creativity as…
If ministry in this new season calls for a different kind of leadership, what are the skills that leaders need to master? You might think…
When I went to physical therapy to treat a stubborn case of Achilles tendinitis, I didn’t know what to expect. I certainly didn’t know how…
It took a while, but I finally gave up and decided that a nagging Achilles tendon problem was not going away. I had tried to…
Too many pastors and ministry leaders are still operating out of the categories from an old paradigm.
Imagine that you’re flying across the country for a big family reunion. You’re thrilled that you’ll be able to see your parents, siblings, nieces, and…