Leadership Archives

Expository vs. Expositional Preaching: Navigating the Differences for Effective Ministry

What is the difference between expository and expositional preaching? As a preacher, you have probably heard these terms thrown around a time or two. But what do they really mean? In this article, you will discover the differences between expository and expositional preaching, the key benefits and drawbacks, plus practical…

Paul L'EcuyerJuly 12, 2024

Leadership

7 Practical Ways to Boost Summer Church Engagement (That Won’t Burn You Out!)

Summer can be hard on churches. Most experience a “summer slump,” where attendance numbers plateau or dip. But summer does not have to be a season of dread! Instead, it can be one of fun, experimentation, and engagement. Leverage Your Summer Church Engagement Churches can even leverage summer to help…

Kevin BordeauxMay 2, 2024

Leadership

Create a Healthy Church Community Within Your Congregation

Community is one of the main reasons people attend church. People want to know others and be known by others. This is one of humanity's most basic needs. We were designed and created to be in a relationship with one another. But how do you create a healthy church community…

Paul L'EcuyerApril 16, 2024

Leadership

5 Reasons You Need a Church Hospitality Team

Churches are expected to be places of love, community, worship, and prayer. However, many first-time guests feel they must be more loved and welcomed. Almost any church surveyed would say they do a good job of making their new guests feel appreciated, yet those churches are not retaining them. When…

Kevin BordeauxApril 1, 2024

Encouragement Leadership

How to Empower Church Members to Lead Small Groups

Small groups are vital for your church. The significance is so great that many churches have decided to become a church of small groups instead of a church with small groups. Here, we see a church of small groups defined as, "A church of small groups will typically look to the small…

Lynsey L'ecuyerNovember 15, 2023

Leadership

6 Ways to Develop Leaders Within Your Ministry

Developing leaders within your church and organization is essential to growth. This means being secure enough to let go of control and delegate responsibilities to others. You can’t do everything, and you can’t expect people in your church to have all the necessary skills, experiences, and education to do a…

Paul L'EcuyerAugust 7, 2023

Encouragement Leadership

7 Struggles of Ministry That Aren’t Talked About Enough

Ministry is an extreme sport. Think about it. It can get tough on you, you could sustain some serious injuries, emotional, psychological, and spiritual ones. Your body could shut down as well! It can be thrilling and adrenaline-fueled. You can live the highest highs and the lowest lows. Knowing you’re…

Stephan CotéSeptember 29, 2022

Leadership

12 Ways Pastors Can Create a Healthy Work-Life Balance

Pastoral burnout, moral failure, and resignations are at an all-time high. Why aren’t these pastors overflowing with the love, joy, and peace of the Lord in their lives, families, and ministries? What are the causes of their emotional problems and moral failures? A major factor is overwhelming ministry stress and…

Kevin BordeauxSeptember 22, 2022

Encouragement Leadership

11 Pros and Cons of Bi-vocational Ministry

Bi-vocational ministry is not the plague. It’s not the end of the world as you know it. It’s not a perfect situation either. There are pros and cons to it. At least 11 of them! I am not writing this article out of research only. I have lived many years…

Stephan CoteSeptember 15, 2022

Leadership

How to Create a Healthy Church Culture

Peter Drucker once said, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast every time.” One of the hardest issues to fix within a church is a culture problem. Culture is the norm of behaviors in a group of people. It’s how they solve problems, resolve conflicts or even interact. We’ve all been to…

Kevin BordeauxSeptember 1, 2022

Leadership

Contact Us