by Nick Blevins | Aug 19, 2015 | Leadership
After working with the family ministry team at Browncroft Community Church, I headed into Canada to visit friends at Connexus Community Church, home of Carey Nieuwhof, Jeff Brodie and their amazing staff. I primarily got to tour their new 24/7 space, catch up with...
by Nick Blevins | Aug 17, 2015 | Leadership
Last week I did some consulting/speaking with Browncroft Community Church in Rochester, NY. I met with the family ministry staff during the day and spoke to their volunteer small group leaders for elementary and student ministry that night. Their family ministry team...
by Nick Blevins | Apr 2, 2014 | Leadership
As a leader, one of your primary jobs is to develop your team. Just like a coach in sports, we should consistently push, challenge and encourage those we lead to get better. We should help them improve in the skills they need for their role and in leadership in...
by Nick Blevins | Mar 11, 2013 | Leadership
Creating a healthy church culture is probably one of the hardest things to do as a leader. It's hard for pastors leading their staff and it may be even more difficult for those who lead volunteers. Whether we're intentional about it or not, we are creating a culture...
by Nick Blevins | Jul 23, 2012 | Leadership, Popular, Strategy
What is Family Ministry? Family Ministry is a newer phrase used in the church world to represent how a local church serves families. In the local church (in America at least), that has taken on a variety of looks over the years, but can mostly be broken up into 2...
by Nick Blevins | Dec 14, 2011 | Leadership, Popular
Leadership development is extremely important in churches, but often times it doesn't receive the time, attention, budget and focus that it warrants. There are numerous reasons for that, but I think one of the big reasons is we simply don't know what to do. What are...
