Nov 5, 2025
Church growth is exciting…until it creates problems you’ve never had to solve before.
This is the tension of leadership: growth always brings complexity.
And yet, when you’re prepared, growth doesn’t have to lead to burnout or stuckness. With the right decisions about space, staff, systems and strategy, you can...
Oct 29, 2025
Gen Z’s interest in church is rising.
Most churches want to reach the next generation, but they often lack the practical tools and strategies to make it happen. Russ Ewell from Bay Area Christian Church is helping young men and women step into leadership and faith, and he has a valuable perspective to share.
In this...
Oct 15, 2025
When it comes to numbers and metrics, churches sometimes say things like, “Our culture has never talked about numbers; we’re not a business,” and “Numbers are too impersonal.”
This topic seems to create anxiety in church staff members. But what if numbers actually weren’t the enemy? What if you could use...
Oct 8, 2025
Being a part of the Body of Christ means we each have different roles.
If we’re going to be a healthy body, we need to talk to one another, communicate with one another, watch one another’s back and grow in our abilities to play the role He has placed us in.
We ALL need honest feedback on what we are doing well...
Oct 1, 2025
People-oriented people are often the ones who end up in ministry. And as people-oriented people, we’ll do anything to protect our relationships with our staff (or, rather, we’ll avoid anything that would disrupt them).
And yet, we are called to lead each person God has placed in our care. And part of leadership is...