Hammond addresses pastors and church leaders
Georgia Baptist Executive Director W. Thomas Hammond, Jr., addressed pastors and church leaders in a video update titled “A Look Ahead with Thomas Hammond.”
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12 questions church leaders need to ask monthly
“The Bible assumes believers will be striving to follow God, continually living in an ongoing state of evaluation, repentance, and growth.”
10 signs you’re a people pleaser church leader
Chuck Lawless clues explains how to know if you’re a people pleaser.
OPINION: 8 ways the enemy is attacking churches today
While we face a real enemy in Satan and his forces, we are our own worst enemy
Change the culture, change the church
Jim Powell, in his book “Dirt Matters” describes church culture as “a complex blend of norms, beliefs, attitudes, traditions and practices that define the congregation.” All churches have a predictable way of behaving that is often informed by a combination of factors.Sometimes a church’s culture is characterized by some institutionalized reaction to a particularly traumatic […]
12 ways we overcomplicate church leadership and church growth
Often as I work with churches, I’m reminded that church leadership and church growth aren’t typically “rocket science.” We leaders are the ones who make them more difficult than they ought to be. Here are some ways we do that: We work first, then pray second. When that’s our order of leadership, we make our work […]
The importance of one-on-one conversations
“Am I in such a hurry that I am blind to the needs of people I walk by?”
12 characteristics of the best church staff members I’ve known
No one has to worry about their stabbing another staff member in the back.
