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  • The Admission Price of Worship

    We live in a culture that places feelings at the apex of our motivation for everything we do.

  • 5 Social Media Cautions for Pastors

    Recently, Mark DeMoss addressed a group of fifty senior pastors on the topic of social media.

  • What Does Your Ministry Brand Say About You?

    Every tweet, every status update, every avatar, every social network background image—they all say something about your digital brand.

  • A Simple Strategy for Church Communication: Inspire

    This post concludes a four-part series on church communications planning and strategy.

  • Why You Have to Care First, and the Most

    It’s not the employees’ responsibility to care, it’s the leader's job to give them a reason to care.

  • Reactive vs. Creative Leadership

    “Obstacles cannot crush me.

  • Think of Strategy as Daily Small Steps

    One thing that frustrates me about the word "strategy" is that it implies something big.

  • It’s Time to Recast Vision

    Part One of Church Unique is unpacked: Recasting Your Vision.

  • Why You Should Listen to Your Congregation When They Vote with Their Feet

    It’s an old phrase, but one that I find extremely helpful as a leader.

  • 5 Critical Building Blocks for Healthy Volunteer Teams

    In Chris Mavity’s ebook, ‘Your Volunteers: From Come-and-See to Come-and-Serve,’ Mavity explains how church leaders can better enable, empower and equip church leaders to better enable, empower and equip our greatest ministry asset – our people.

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