Lay Leadership

Field Guide

6 Dos and Don’ts for Welcoming Church Guests

Visitor connection should be organic, not contrived.

Article

How a Small Congregation Fed 145,000 People

God is using 124 people from this historic congregation to support a big ministry.

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Skye Jethani: Creation and the Cultural Mandate

Humanity was created to make something out of the world.

Field Guide

Rescuing Short Term Missions

Tony Myles shares insights on how to lead a productive mission trip.

Video

Skye Jethani: The Gap Between Leadership and Laity

A brief exploration of the gap between the church’s leadership and laity based on one’s adherence to the actual, full Bible or the functional, partial Bible.

Video

AJ Sherrill: Connecting and Collaborating

Several practical ideas for implementing or reinvigorating a theology of work and faith at the local church.

Field Guide

Why Your Church Needs Group Mentoring

How the group model grows stronger and more mature leaders.

Field Guide

Permission to Lead

Realizing I couldn’t do it all changed my approach to recruiting leaders.

Video

Skye Jethani: Dorothy Sayers and the Church’s Biggest Failure

What does it mean to stop separating “church” work from “secular” work?

Article

A Tribute to My Dad: An Unlikely Leader

A life guided by faithfulness, not problems.

Field Guide

A One-Word Recruiting Strategy

People want to do substantial kingdom work; you just need to ask.

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Friday Five Interview: Rachel Held Evans

Can egalitarians and complementarians get along? We asked a prominent author and blogger.

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Recruiting Team Players

5 questions to ask before adding new leaders

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The Board: Bane or Blessing?

How to decide whether a board is functioning well

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The Spiritual Discipline of Releasing

What do you need to release in order to be ready for your next step as a leader?

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Leadership Lessons from a High School Prom

My wife and I knew nothing about organizing an after-prom event; but we did know how to love the volunteers we led.

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