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Equipping Leaders To Multiply

Category: Church Planting

Diversity in Leadership at a Church: Why It Matters

As ministry leaders and pastors, we strive to create a culture of diversity where all members of our congregation can feel seen, heard, and valued. However, creating a truly unified community requires more than just preaching from the pulpit or offering kind words of welcome. It also requires a commitment to diversity within your very leadership. In recent years, the importance of diversity in leadership has gained increased attention in the business world. Studies have…Continue Reading

How to Lead Authentically

A Pastor’s Guide to Healthy Transparency Leadership is often associated with strength, confidence, and authority. However, vulnerability is a trait that should not be overlooked in leadership. Vulnerability can help leaders build stronger relationships with their team members, foster trust and authenticity, and create a more positive and supportive work environment. This is particularly important in the context of the church, if leaders desire to cultivate leaders who multiply with impact.  In this blog, we…Continue Reading

Ask Big Questions

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I’ll never forget the first time I met one-on-one with Dr. Howard Hendricks, one of my leadership heroes. I had waited nearly a month to get on his schedule and finally was slotted for 15 minutes to sit with him in his office. I entered his office a little starstruck. And I started talking. What seemed like five minutes later, he looked at me and said “Mac, do you have a question for me? We…Continue Reading

How to Develop Leaders

This week I got to join my friends, Matt Hess and Jared Huntley, from In the Trenches on their podcast to talk about leadership development, leadership pipeline and church planting. These guys are everyday church planters in the Toronto area who are truly Kingdom-minded in their approach to spreading the Gospel in their cities. If you’re a church planter or a church planting team member, I’d encourage you to check them out at getinthetrenches.com. CLICK…Continue Reading

Resisting Vision Envy

As a church planter, I was constantly seeking to learn from those who had gone ahead of me. But as I listened to these seasoned planters I often found myself filled with “Vision Envy.” Do you know what I mean? You listen to another visionary, and suddenly your vision seems too small, too insignificant or too bland. That’s when we’re tempted to “borrow” part of their vision, or add elements to our vision that God…Continue Reading