I had already heard Andy Crouch speak several times and read a few of his other books when I came across the little red book Strong and Weak. Crouch...
Typically an organization drifts in the current toward one of two styles: a speedboat or a barge. Barge Organizations Some institutions become so large that they have trouble turning...
I don’t want simpleminded simplicity, I want complex simplicity. No one is against simplicity–we all want things to be simple. Sir Isaac Newton said it this way, “Nature is pleased...
The leader is given counsel–hard counsel, but good counsel. It is accountability on a point that would make her a better leader. What happens next is hard to perceive,...
The number of people who sit in a church service doesn’t mean a whole lot if you didn’t do something in them and through them to Christ’s glory. Church...
“God knows. But he will not tell.” This is the repeated refrain of A Tale of Three Kings by Gene Edwards. Is the leader over you a Saul? God...
[You can download “Why Christians Count” as a PDF handout by clicking here] Why do Christians, when they get together, count the numbers? If you are new to church,...
Click here get a convenient handout of this article from DavidDrury.org What is the most important meeting of the year? Is it about leadership training? Is it a staff...
We all need to apologize from time to time. After a discussion with two of my children this weekend, one of whom was crying from a slap to the...
In part 1 of this series on why MY vision is not yet OUR vision, I addressed the investment problem: that all too often I am generating interest in...
We all talk about “empowering young leaders” and there are many upsides to that: We get new talent to fill slots. We are able to influence the ministry longer...
We’ve heard it before and rolled our eyes, or groaned at the idea: a pastor wants to keep attending a church after they resign. Perhaps they retired and want...
