Our articles encourage, educate, and equip church leaders as they serve Christ at their churches.
Apr 15, 2025John Cox
Three Keys to Building a Great Team
Raising up leaders Ministry is a team sport—but before the team comes the leader. In Scripture, whenever God wanted to do something significant, He began by raising up a leader—Moses, David, Paul, etc. Leadership, then, becomes the rate-limiting factor in ministry growth. Healthy ministry grows at the speed of healthy leadership. That’s why one of the most impactful things we can do is not just lead ourselves well—but build up others to lead too. That means both bringing in newcomers and helping the people we already have grow more mature and spiritually in-tune. To build a great team in ministry, think about how a coach builds a great team in college football:
Discipleship
Church Leadership
Mar 18, 2025John Cox
Three Keys For Being A Successful Ministry Leader
Why self-leadership is essential In ministry, who you are matters more than what you say. Words may make an impression in the short term, but over time, your character and way of life leave a much more lasting impact. I can’t recall, for instance, a single thing the man who led me to Christ when I was a teenager ever said, but I can tell countless stories about how he lived—and how that shaped me.
Spiritual Formation
Church Leadership
Mar 28, 2019John Cox
Eight Keys to Driving Meaningful Change
This is the time of year for New Year’s resolutions. As the calendar turns, people think about how they are going to change their lives for the better. Gyms fill up, diets are started, people vow to be more financially responsible, teams talk about their objectives for the year, and organizations talk about how they can take big leaps forward in their effectiveness.
Church Leadership
