I’ve served in the local church as a pastor for over 32 years, yet for the past year I’ve not served in an official pastoral role. After 7-1/2 wonderful years at a church in Aurora, IL, I left to accomplish several goals that I couldn’t have if I were on staff at a church. I

Here’s a quick list of the top 5 posts my blog readers read during the last 30 days. 4Spiritual Disciplines Pastors Miss the Most 5 Brain Friendly Tips to Enhance Your Presentations 6 Soul Care Essentials for Pastors Top 10 Issues Facing the Church Today Are you a Transactional or a Transformational Leader: Take this

After 32 years working in a church, I stepped down last year after a fulfilling 7/2; year run as a senior pastor in Aurora, IL. This past year I’ve accomplished several things. Completed a book for Inter-Varsity Press called People-Pleasing Pastors: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Approval Motivate Leadership. It releases in February of 2014. Almost

I’m in a 5-part blog series that gives a brain-friendly tip that you can use to make your organizational changes brain-friendly so that they stick. Today’s is Sticky Tip 5:Seed your culture with a change mentality Seed your culture with a change mentality Change evokes fear in our emotional centers because it implies threat and

I’m in a 5-part blog series that gives a brain-friendly tip you can use to make your organizational changes brain-friendly so that they stick. Today’s is Sticky Tip 4:Invite input Invite input Creating a change buy-in plan infers that you want to help people own the change. Why should they own it? Because people don’t

I’m in a 5-part blog series that gives a brain-friendly tip that you can use to make your organizational changes brain-friendly so that they stick. Today’s is Sticky Tip 3. Manage expectations As you create a change buy-in plan, consider the power of expectations. The brain likes to know what to expect so it can

I’m in a 5-part blog series that gives brain-friendly tips you can use to make your organizational changes brain-friendly so that they stick. Today’s is Sticky Tip 2. Envision the benefits When we imagine accomplishing something it actually activates the same brain circuits as if we actually performed the task (Munzert et al., 2008). As

In my last post, I suggested 6 brain barriers that limit successful change in churches, ministries, and organizations. Often when leaders plan change for their organization, they simply plan the change itself and neglect planning how to communicate the change. I believe, however, that if you want your change to stick and you want to