Learn from the best in the industry how to lead your staff teams well.
I was gonna give this article the cheeky title of Networking In Ministry Without Getting Fired. This is because networking is often viewed negatively or even sinful. But it is the opposite. It is positive and can grow your ministry. And if you neglect this tool in your toolbox, you... read more
There is a tension between leaders and creatives within any organization. Leaders cast clear vision. Creatives craft subjective art. Leaders push for advancement. Creatives push the envelope. Now there isn’t a complete binary between a leader and a creative but there are some repeating gaps that happen because of how... read more
I bet you have had the same experience I have with goals. Your boss asks you to bring your twelve, six, and 90-day goals to a meeting. She reads the goals and maybe gives you a couple of adjustments, then you go back to work. Eighty-five days later, you get... read more
We are so excited to launch our brand new Kids Division of Twelve:Thirty Media! We’re calling it Twelve:Thirty Kids! We have completely duplicated our entire site and directly targeted it to Children’s Pastors and Leaders. Check it out here! Since Twelve:Thirty began in 2015, we have had the honor of... read more
Encouraging team members to focus on each other not only bolsters their psychological safety and builds trust, but also boosts their creativity over all. Research suggests that adopting an other-centered perspective can actually spur more creative thought and increase the number and quality of solutions you can generate. Professors Evan... read more
Three big questions circulate at the center of interactions between leaders and their teams: Why? What? And How? Of these three, Why is the shyest. What and How are noisy by nature, prominent on to-do lists and timecards and boisterously asserting themselves in the midst of other conversations. Why is... read more
Do you love music? I do! There are very few things as influential in the world as the power of music. I believe in music so much I dropped out of college, moved to Nashville, and worked 2 jobs to get to spend a few hours a day working on... read more
I am not the first person to say this and this probably won’t be the last time you ever hear this but 2020 changed the Church. 2020 forever impacted God’s people because we were faced with realities that most of us have never had to deal with. Almost overnight our... read more
Drastic Changes blog post was posted with permission from Be Known for Something Drastic Changes are a wake-up call. In the popular book (from a couple of decades ago), “Who Moved My Cheese” the mice got complacent in their maze since they knew where the cheese was located. Then the... read more
The cost of you not becoming the best leader in your organization is costly. Personal development is a stewardship issue and one of the most powerful ways we can learn is by applying disciplines from other industries to our leadership toolbox. In recent article executives at google, executives shared three things... read more
The last 6 months have been brutal. One thing I have heard a lot recently is that connecting with the teams in your church has become very difficult. What used to maybe the easiest thing for you to do, or at least the most enjoyable task, is now probably the... read more
Art is not as easy as data. Data is cold, lifeless, and not emotional. When criticism is aimed at data very quickly the truth is identified, evaluated, and then we move forward. But art is connected to its creator…the artist, you. When we create art a small little piece of... read more