This week we’re celebrating a milestone at Church Leader Insights and I’d like to give you a special gift to say thank you! Within the next week or so, you’ll be receiving your copy of the VERY FIRST Church Leader Insights Resource Catalog in the mail. If you’d have told me 9 years ago that we would have a … Read More
Why You Should Let Someone Go – A Saturday Quote
“Keeping someone who clearly doesn’t fit culturally is almost always a disservice to that person, who knows that he doesn’t belong and is usually as frustrated as his colleagues are. Letting him go is putting him in a position to find an organization where he does belong and where he will be able to thrive.” – Patrick Lencioni, author of The … Read More
Did You Miss These Twitter Posts?
Not sure if you’ve noticed, but I’ve started using my Twitter feed to share regular insights from what I’m reading, listening to, or writing. In case you missed them – here are a few of my best recent Tweets: Instead of continually praying for more, prove your faithfulness by doing the very best you can with what you’ve already … Read More
How to Handle a Staff Member Resigning – FREE Checklist
One of the most difficult situations you’ll ever face in leading a church staff is when someone resigns. I’ve learned from my own personal experience at The Journey that whether it’s a “good” resignation or a “not so good” one, it’s almost always emotional. And it’s easy to miss important steps in the process if you’re not prepared ahead of time. At … Read More
Keeping the Culture of Your Organization – A Saturday Quote
“Keeping a relatively strong performer who is not a cultural fit sends a loud and clear message toemployees that the organization isn’t all that serious about what it says it believes.” – Patrick Lencioni, Author of The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else in Business
3 Lessons Your Church Can Learn from Disney – Part 3
Jason Hatley here – Pastor of Worship Arts at The Journey and Founder of Worship Leader Insights. One of the most compelling stories that I recently heard on a behind-the-scenes tour of one of the world’s most creative destinations — Walt Disney World — centers around a problem that every Worship Leader and Pastor faces each week. Here’s the story told to us … Read More
3 Lessons Your Church Can Learn from Disney – Part 2
Jason Hatley here – Pastor of Worship Arts at The Journey and Founder of Worship Leader Insights. Yesterday, we started a 3-part series on Leadership Lessons that I think every Pastor and Worship Leader can learn from one of the world’s most unique leadership laboratories — Disney. After being invited to take part in a special “behind-the-scenes” tour of Walt Disney … Read More
3 Lessons Your Church Can Learn from Disney, Part 1
Jason Hatley here – Pastor of Worship Arts at The Journey and Founder of Worship Leader Insights. Recently, I was asked to speak to a group of pastors in Orlando and while I was there, I was invited to go on a “behind-the-scenes” tour of Walt Disney World. Needless to say… I was excited! Sure it was going to be … Read More
Maximize Summer By Being Creative With Small Groups (Part 2)
Summer small groups are also an ideal way to raise up new group leaders, for two reasons. Number one, many of your regular leaders will want to take the summer off. In fact, we encourage a summer break. You don’t want leaders to get burned out. And through their break, you open up the opportunity for people who have never led before to step in. … Read More
Maximize Summer By Being Creative With Small Groups (Part 1)
Many churches decide to take a break from small groups during the summer, which is a perfectly legitimate thing to do. But if your structure allows for it, summer groups can be extremely effective for getting new people plugged in… especially if you do them creatively. The summer weather gives you and your group leaders the opportunity to plan lots of fun groups that … Read More