Be the Unicorn

William Vanderbloemen

William Vanderbloemen’s latest book, Be the Unicorn: Data-Driven Habits that Separate the Best Leaders from the Rest, is a goldmine of information. He gets right […]

By |2023-11-30T13:02:31-06:00November 28th, 2023|Leadership|

Culture is Currency

Your culture drives everything—how you attract great leaders, retain them and how you develop them. It even drives succession.
 Let’s talk about how the most important investment you can make is in your culture.

This determines mission […]

By |2023-06-06T10:28:52-05:00April 29th, 2022|Leadership, Video Library|

Overcoming Irrelevance

Moving from the rural Midwest to Southern California changes your definition of “normal.” When the move includes connecting with a church that’s twice the size of the town you moved from, the redefinition demands a […]

By |2016-10-12T10:59:53-05:00May 24th, 2014|Leadership|

It is Not Good … But It Can Be

In The E-Myth Revisited, Michael Gerber recognizes three primary roles in any successful business: the entrepreneur, the manager, and the technician. He describes these roles but is more concerned that small businesses fulfill all three and […]

By |2016-10-12T11:00:03-05:00August 21st, 2013|Leadership|

The Power of Being Direct

You know the feeling. Something is wrong. You’re the leader. You really should say something about it. But confronting someone is the last thing you feel like doing. You consider your options. Perhaps you can […]

By |2021-10-09T10:51:50-05:00February 28th, 2013|Leadership|

Vision Statement

XPastor tries to help churches by providing some of the essentials for running a church—items like job descriptions, employment applications, review forms and policies. Below is the Vision Statement of Northwest Bible Church of Dallas, […]

By |2022-05-02T20:50:26-05:00December 27th, 2012|Leadership|

Change or Die

In America we have the popular maxim, Change or Die. Solomon said there is nothing new under the sun, showing our popular American phrase has its roots in Greek antiquity. Heraclitus said, “Everything changes, πάντα χωρεῖ.” […]

By |2016-10-12T11:00:39-05:00December 17th, 2012|Leadership|

Iron Leadership

In the early ’90s, I was shepherding a small Baptist church in rural Canada. In those days, being single, I lived with various families in the community. One family who owned their own meat production business […]

By |2016-10-12T11:00:44-05:00December 15th, 2012|Leadership|

Leadership on Evangelism

John Maxwell says that everything rises or falls on leadership. Let’s test that idea on the topic of evangelism and see if it’s true. I have worked alongside pastors and ministry leaders my entire adult career. It […]

By |2016-10-12T11:01:08-05:00December 6th, 2012|Leadership|

Flat Tire Leadership Team

Earlier this year, I experienced an incredible breakthrough in my working relationship with my Senior Pastor … honesty! I have the highest respect for my pastor and basically joined the leadership team because of my […]

By |2015-05-29T21:39:00-05:00December 5th, 2012|Leadership|

Leader-Follower Trust

George Barna contends that respect, understanding and appreciation for pastors have fallen to their lowest level over the last decades. Moreover, the author claims that a church member’s trust in their pastor—to understand and address […]

By |2016-10-12T11:01:51-05:00December 5th, 2012|Leadership|