by Aubrey Malphurs | Oct 9, 2015 | Christian Life, Leadership
I’m addicted to seeking advice from older, wiser, spiritually-healthy pastors—those with godly attitudes and a long history of balance, healthy families, and personal fruit. Of the many questions I like to ask, this one is my favorite: “How do you build your ‘normal’...
by Aubrey Malphurs | Sep 26, 2015 | Church Growth, Developing Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Development, Recruitment
To lead others well, a leader must know what is expected of those being led. In businesses, the leader or HR department creates a “job description”, which attracts qualified candidates for a given position. That job description helps the leader determine...
by Aubrey Malphurs | Sep 14, 2015 | Church Consulting, Church Health, Developing Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Development, Staff Development
Leadership pipeline development in churches isn’t a new fad or trend that only applies to multi-site or church planting contexts. A church’s leadership pipeline cultivates the God-given spiritual gifts and abilities each person has. It requires a redesign...
by A.J. Mathieu | Aug 31, 2015 | Communication, Leadership
I’ve spent the last 18 years supporting small business computer networks. Most things crossover well into effective church technology; however, special considerations do exist for church networks. Every entity is budget conscious when it comes to technology, but...
by Scott Ball | Aug 18, 2015 | Church Culture, Developing Leaders, Evaluations, Leadership, Leadership Development, Staff Development
I came across a quiz the other day that tested if you could identify if a quote was from Kanye West or Jean Ralphio Saperstein from Parks and Recreation. I only got six correct. How well can you identify narcissistic individuals? And what does that have to do...
by Aubrey Malphurs | Mar 12, 2015 | Developing Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Development, Staff Development
It is easy to talk about leadership development, but developing disciple-making leaders is a far greater challenge. It requires us to address the challenges to building a leadership pipeline in your church. Any time you try to intentionally develop leaders, you will...