Membership is not all that important at our church, about a third of respondents to a recent Leadership Weekly poll said. While 38 percent said attenders were frequently urged to join, and 34 percent said the membership appeal was occasionally given, the remainder said their church placed little or no emphasis on membership. That trend, according to many experts, is a mistake, the costly result of ...
Maxwell will be featured as a plenary speaker at the 2005 Catalyst Conference, October 6-7 in Atlanta, Georgia, along with Andy Stanley, Bill Hybels, Louie Giglio, Erwin McManus and Donald Miller. Catalyst is a convergence of 10,000 Next Generation Leaders. For more information or to register, visit www.catalystconference.com.
Leadership is influencenothing more, nothing less. When you become ...
The task of leadership is not to force people to follow, but to create an atmosphere in which they desire and are willing to be led, in which they trust and are willing to support the leadership. The pastor of a small church must demonstrate certain skills and abilities that are necessary for effectiveness in the small-church context. Accepting the family model of leadership and learning to understand ...