Jul 29, 2020
Paralyzed. Tired. Depressed. Sad. Questioning leadership capacity. Just some of the ways pastors are describing their state of mind right now.
If you're leading in a local church in 2020, you're not only helping others navigate change—you’re also processing it yourself.
But some pastors are also telling us they...
Jul 22, 2020
The hard truth for outward-focused churches?
New people are probably not going to come to our physical locations to try out church—not for a long time.
In the last few months, the majority of churches shifted to holding services online, and recently, a lot of energy shifted to re-opening in-person services. But even...
Jul 15, 2020
How do we DO this? That's the question we're hearing.
The shift from analog to digital ministry is one of the biggest ministry strategy shifts churches are having to make right now.
We reported in our special edition of the Q2 2020 Unstuck Church Report, that 70% of larger churches told us they thinking about how...
Jul 8, 2020
Annual reviews. Grading on a fuzzy 10-point scale. Infrequent 1-on-1 meetings... we've all be on the receiving end of an ineffective performance management system.
Is there a better way? Does performance management even belong on church staff teams?
Pastors frequently tell us they weren't taught the skills to...
Jul 1, 2020
Frustration, silos, turf wars and inaction... There might just be a fuzzy decison-making process in your organization. The good news? These are all solvable problems with clear decision rights.
In moments of crisis, it's wholly appropriate for the leader to make more decisions. But now it's time to start shifting to a...