3 Soul Toxins that Derail Servant Leadership By Dan Reiland Joe Stowell1 describes servant leadership as “leading for the benefit of others.” That captures it well. Servant leadership is easily understood, but not so easily practiced on a consistent basis. We all love to be served, right? Like in a restaurant. It’s really obvious when the wait staff

4 Traits of Leaders Who Thrive in Developing Volunteers By Dan Reiland Why do some leaders seem to be more natural at developing volunteers while others struggle? The good news is that this is not a mystery, and the principles and skills can be learned. Leading volunteers isn’t as simple as “Do you want to

6 Sustaining Lifelines for Leaders By Dan Reiland The path of leadership is never constant; there are always highs and lows, good days and bad days. The challenge is to remain consistent through it all. Consistency elevates people’s trust and confidence in your leadership. We are different in our wiring and current circumstances, but there are clear

5 Things Thriving Churches Do Well Set your goals. Grow your church. ABBY PERRY Thriving churches are very good at doing five critical things—and they’re the same things commonly neglected by plateauing or declining churches. What are the hallmarks of a healthy church congregation? How can they be measured—and if they’re found lacking, how can