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Leadership Development
Unlock leadership development strategies to empower your church leaders and grow your ministry. Explore expert resources at Advanced Pastoral Network.
Sad Truth: Pastors Are More Discouraged Than Ever
I’ve witnessed firsthand the challenges and struggles that pastors face on a daily basis. Never before have I seen such an epidemic of...
Bud Brown
2 min read
3 Steps to Leadership Development
3 Steps to Developing Leaders The questions kept nagging him. He approached the Lord often in prayer, seeking wisdom and a solution to...
Bud Brown
3 min read
7 Must-Does for Evangelism in Post-Christian America
The British missionary Lesslie Newbigin went to India around 1950. There he was involved with a church living ‘in mission’ in a very...
Gary Westra
4 min read
Conflict Can Lead to Better Relationships
Roy and Josh were stuck. They were at loggerheads. Months of chronic low-grade conflict had worn them down. Their best efforts to deal...
Bud Brown
3 min read
5 reasons pastors must be assertive
There are at least five reasons why the pastors of plateaued and declining churches should master the skills of assertive leadership. 1....
Bud Brown
3 min read
New Titles in Christian Leadership
Framework Leadership: Position Yourself for Transformational Change , Kent Ingle In Framework Leadership , Kent Ingle creates a...
Bud Brown
4 min read
Training Pastors @ Boot Camp – it works!
Training pastors in an intense, concentrated week. The Turnaround Pastors Boot Camp offers unique value because it combines reliable...
Bud Brown
2 min read
Training Pastors: Boot Camp A Success!
The last week of April 2016 was a milestone for Turnaround Pastors. Not only was it a blessed opportunity to serve pastors at our Boot...
Bud Brown
3 min read
5 lessons about leading change from the wannabe burger king
Something’s cooking at Ronald’s House. Pastors who face the daunting task of leading a church turnaround might take a few tips from their...
Bud Brown
3 min read
5 Leadership Lessons Learned By Disappointing Others
Life’s most important lessons are often the costliest. They may cost suffering. They may cost time. They may cost failure. They may cost...
Bud Brown
4 min read
Three Pastors On A Wild Ride
NOTE: The journey below was written before the publication of our book, Pastor Unique: Becoming a Turnaround Leader. Heck, we didn’t even...
Bud Brown
3 min read
Hot Tip For Interim Pastors: Improve Your Preaching With a Preaching Team
Ever have this happen to you? You’ve just started at a new client church. It’s your first Sunday sermon before this congregation. The...
Bud Brown
3 min read
The Interim Pastor’s Guide to Choosing a Transition Team
An interim pastor has it easier in one regard: the church hired you to accomplish one specific task. Your job, which you have chosen to...
Bud Brown
3 min read
1 powerful tool for building turnaround leadership teams
The Birkman Method™ takes the guesswork out of building a great church staff! The light snapped on when he realized that “grabbing the...
Bud Brown
9 min read
When it’s a waste of time to train pastors …
Pastor Fred (not his real name) was excited, energized, and confident after attending a Turnaround Pastors Boot Camp . He learned what to...
Bud Brown
4 min read
What is God’s intention for pastors?
A personal story – one that has the happy fortune of also being true! – illuminates why pastors and churches find it hard to answer this...
Bud Brown
5 min read
Relationships: 1 Key to Church Turnaround Leadership
It’s a stark fact most pastors wish they could avoid. The person most responsible for leading a dying church into life and growth sits in...
Bud Brown
11 min read
Help Us Help Your Pastor
Chances are you’re in a church that’s on the plateau, or on the down hill slide. The chances are great, in fact. 85% of the churches in...
Gary Westra
5 min read
Stun your guests with God’s surprising grace
Church visitors, especially those who have never been to church before, are often amazed to learn of God’s love and grace. It amazes them...
Bud Brown
2 min read
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