3 Reasons a Pastor Must Lead – August 13, 2014 By ericgeiger Sadly in many contexts, pastors either fail to exercise leadership or are stripped of their leadership. Those who fail to lead their congregations are often content to be chaplains who feverishly …
Are You Filled with Righteous Frustration? – July 30, 2014 By ericgeiger In their now classic work, The Leadership Challenge, Kouzes and Posner wrote, “More than anything else, leadership is about creating a new way of life. Leaders must accept the responsibility for …
4 Reasons Church Leadership Is Tougher Than "The Real World" – July 23, 2014 By ericgeiger Before becoming one of the vice-presidents of Lifeway, I served on church staff teams for 17 years. I still serve as teaching pastor at a local church, but my responsibilities are far less than …
4 Reasons Why Your “Teaching Isn’t Deep Enough” – July 17, 2014 By ericgeiger When I speak at a large event, inevitably someone in a local church will pull me aside and tell me the teaching in their church is not “deep enough.” If you have been involved in church ministry, …
Two Wise Approaches for Group Content – July 7, 2014 By ericgeiger I recently shared that group leaders want direction for their groups. They realize that a wise discipleship plan would be helpful for developing the people in their groups over time. Sadly, many …