I recently spent time with a pastor friend, and as we caught up he began to share some of the leadership strain he’s been carrying. Several staff members were upset with him—upset enough to resign—over a leadership decision he had made. The issue was this: For the church’s vision to move from paper to reality, restructuring was necessary. And my friend, being the kind of leader churches need, didn’t avoid the hard work. He led the staff through the process carefully and intentionally. But the … [Read more...]
The Proper Focus of a Sunday Evaluation
Each Monday we evaluate the Sunday services, asking ourselves four simple questions: 1) What went right? 2) What went wrong? 3) What was missing? 4) What was confusing? This is a wonderful exercise for us to go through each week, because it helps us to get better. And as we know, when we get better, we get bigger (i.e., God blesses us with increased gospel influence in our region - which is just what we want). But there's a very important aspect of this evaluation time that we don't … [Read more...]
Core Four: Innovate
In 2023 we placed a major emphasis on our Core Four – the four core behaviors we want to see in all New Day staff. Last year we shared what the core four was and gave out prizes to help reinforce the behaviors we wanted to see. Now unfortunately, we can’t keep the prize wheel going, but I do want to keep the momentum going, so this year I’m going to cover one of our core four each quarter. And today we’re covering “innovate,” which is the sequel to “educate.” We educate ourselves by reading … [Read more...]
State of the Union: February 2024
Every year, early on in the year, the President of the United States delivers a state of the union address to the country, which serves the following three purposes: Well, this is basically what I aim to do today. Last Thursday I had my first Drive and Think day of 2024 and I gave a lot of thought to the following questions: And today I want to share the answers to those questions, beginning with "What season are we in?" Since our vision is to fill our region with Jesus-loving, … [Read more...]
A Biblical Basis for Seeking Wise Counsel
I dedicate a good chunk of time each month to seeking wise counsel from other leaders who are more experienced, have greater knowledge and lead larger churches than our own. Here’s ten reasons why: If you lead anything, it is imperative that you regularly seek wise counsel. People who have already done whatever it is you're looking to do... Listen...when we fail to seek wise counsel the result is pain. Personally, I like avoiding pain. Personally, I like being successful. … [Read more...]
The Daily Check-In
As you all know, if you’re full-time at New Day, you’re required to do a daily check-in with your supervisor, sharing your high-level priorities for the day. And today I’m writing on this topic because if you’re not careful, you can easily begin viewing the daily check-in as a chore, that’s for your supervisor’s benefit, instead of as a very helpful tool (for your own benefit). Now just to be clear, the daily check-in does indeed serve a purpose for your superior. It lets him/her know … [Read more...]
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