Thinking Outside the Box
Routine. It is easy to get in one and just do what is easy… but that is never what is best for you or your microchurch. As leaders, we have to FIGHT for renewed vision, passion, and creativity. Fight the urge to do the same thing the same way. Fight against complacency. Here are some ways to think outside the box and mix things up in a microchurch setting: Read more 
Facilitating Prayer in Your MC
Every person coming into your microchurch has a different level maturity when it comes to prayer. You may have newbies who have never prayed in their life to seasoned intercessors who have logged more hours on their knees than you have been leading a microchurch! So how do you, the microchurch leader, facilitate a prayerful microchurch where those who know nothing of prayer can grow in this critical aspect of their faith while at the same time not going so elementary that those seasoned prayer warriors are twiddling their thumbs?
I am going to give you a few tips on how to facilitate prayer in your microchurch where everyone wins: Read more
Cultivating an Atmosphere of Worship
Worship. It is not just the songs we sing on Sunday. It is not just something religious that is done during large group gatherings. Everyone is a worshiper, whether you are a follower of Jesus or not. The real question is not if you worship, but what you worship.
With all that being said, there are still times when worship (songs and praise directed towards God) can help to cultivate and facilitate lifestyles and even microchurches that maintain a continual, worshipful gaze with their eyes fixed firmly on Jesus. So how do we set a worshipful tone within the context of our microchurch? What does that look like week to week? How do we keep worship fresh? Well, I’m glad you asked. Here are a few pointers on how to keep worship vibrant and impactful in the context of your microchurch. Read more
Engaging The Spirit at Microchurch
The Holy Spirit. It’s the gift that most leaders would rather not open… but in neglecting, these leaders also miss some of the most powerful moments in the life of a microchurch. This post gives an overview of the Holy Spirit and asks some practical questions of how to incorporate Him into your microchurch. Read more
The Bourne Leader
The Bourne Identity was a great movie. Jason Bourne was a secret agent that was part of an experimental government test that enhanced his natural abilities, allowing him to be one of the best spies/agents ever. He saw things that no one else saw and did things that no one else would think of doing in certain situations… the best microchurch leaders have this “Bourne edge” to them; able to perceive things and lead the microchurch in a way that not many see but in a way that benefits everyone and enhances every members’ microchurch experience. Here are a few tips to subtly enhancing your skills as a microchurch leader that no one will even notice you are doing but will increase the quality of your microchurch! Read more
How to Deal with Problem Members
If you are a microchurch leader, you have had this happen; you are having a great night and then all the sudden one person completely sidetracks the entire evening by putting the focus exclusively on them. It doesn’t matter what you were talking about, praying about, or doing… they craved the spotlight and tried shut everything else down so the focus would be on them. So what do you do when you have a member of your microchurch that is completely (and sometimes regularly) throwing your microchurch off track?
Here are a few ways to handle a “problem” member: Read more
Creating Culture through Storytelling
Everyone loves a good story. It is what we grow up listening to and being enthralled with, and there is a reason stories work… especially in regards to leadership and culture creation. This post explores how great microchurch leaders leverage the art of storytelling to create culture and see results in their microchurch by choosing the right stories to tell. Read more
Leaving a Discipleship Legacy
Legacy.
What a powerful word. It is what is left of you when you are gone. It represents your life effort and the effectiveness of how well you pulled it off. I believe one of the most important questions that is going to be asked on judgment day as we stand before Jesus is, “How many disciples did you make?” So let me ask you a personal question; how many disciples have you made up to this point in your life? I am not talking about how many spiritual conversations you had or how many times you sort of helped someone out. That wasn’t the question. Read more
The Curse of the One Man Show (and How to Break It)
I always say that the best leaders never lead, and here’s why; if the best leaders are always in the spotlight, then how are you supposed to raise up other leaders? If you are doing everything with excellence, then what can anyone else do? A lot of leaders hold on tight to the reins of leadership, but holding on to leadership is not a Biblical way to lead (Eph. 4:12). Here are a few practical ways to simultaneously raise up new leaders and ensure you don’t become a one-man-show: Read more
How to Fail Well as a Leader
Hey microchurch leader, here’s a newsflash; you’re going to fail… probably pretty bad at some point. And the worst part is it is going to be an idea you really thought was going to be amazing. So what do you do in those situations? Embracing the inevitable failure is a good first step, but how you perceive failure and what you do with it is far more important. Here are three quick things that if you know, you can kick failure in the face and come out on top (even though you already blew it):
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