Outreach Leaders

It's difficult to lead because leadership is the tension between the comfort of where we are and the potential of where we could be.

June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month, and every year seems to turn into more of a spectacle than the last. Here are some thoughts on navigating it with grace and truth.

A body has many members. When one member is absent, there’s something incomplete about the body. So make it a point, a deliberate point: going to church with your congregation.

Trust me – the senior members in your congregation or donor database were cool before you were born, so give them a break. Trust them.

Every ministry in your church will naturally drift toward misalignment. In other words, your staff and ministries will eventually pursue their own purposes—not the mission of the church. Let's talk staff alignment.

If you’re going to communicate with other Christians, you need to memorize our code words and their definitions. What exactly are these code words? I’m glad you asked. What follows is a guide to understanding Christianese. Think of this as the Rosetta of the Christian world.

One of the most powerful tools to grow your church doesn't cost you a thing: word of mouth. So, what are people saying about your church?

American values are shifting, and it's hard to argue that it has been for the better.