As a leader, you want a surefire way to know if you are making a difference. But this last year, all normal measurements went out the window. It has been nearly impossible to measure the true impact of our ministries. While counting attendance, online views, and dollars is important, these metrics don’t always tell us if we are hitting the mark and making disciples. Our old scorecards have left leaders disoriented and quite honestly… disappointed. Moving forward, we need to ask different questions in order to measure true success. In today’s episode, I offer a NEW scorecard with 7 new metrics leaders MUST begin to measure. It’s likely you won’t hear about these 7 things in leadership books or church growth conferences. But if you want to lead in a way that actually makes disciples of Jesus, you cannot ignore them. Listen to this episode, to discover 7 questions to measure leadership success.

Culture-making is one of the primary responsibilities of leaders. But changing an existing culture is no easy task. Every family, church, denomination, and nation comes with a deeply ingrained culture that must be addressed head on, in order to create lasting change. In today’s episode, I come at this complex issue by sharing real leadership case studies. I address specific problems and obstacles submitted by 7 church leaders around the world. One by one, I offer practical wisdom for what needs to change in each culture in order to experience true transformation. The details of these stories might be unlike your ministry context, but I guarantee there are great learnings for all of us!

Our lives are a series of endings and new beginnings. Every time something comes to an end we can rest assured that God wants to birth something new. Last year, COVID-19 brought many changes, turns, and endings to life as usual. As we transition into a post-pandemic world and continue to navigate uncertainty, we have the opportunity to turn our eyes to the new work of the Holy Spirit. In today’s episode, I share a message from Acts about how the early church also was confronted by endings and new beginnings. Their secret was not moving forward in their own strength, but rather, trusting in the power of the Holy Spirit. This episode starts with two important questions: What is it time to let go of in your life right now? What new chapter is God wanting to write with your life?   Pete’s hope today is that you would be encouraged to know that. Read more.

The last two years have been a series of cascading crises with no signs of abating. From the pandemic to social justice movements and continued political polarization – our world has only accelerated in terms of seismic change. This creates an incredible amount of pressure for leaders of all kinds – especially in the church. To be leaders who flourish in the future to come, we must step into several important practices and paradigm shifts. In today’s podcast, I explore 3 critical shifts that must take place in order for us to not buckle under the weight of unrelenting pressure.

In last week’s podcast, I explored one of the most important and least discussed skills for every leader – emotionally healthy supervision. I laid out a 3-part roadmap that involves what to do BEFORE your meeting, DURING your meeting, and AFTER your meeting with key staff members and volunteers. Today on the podcast, I’ll continue on this theme using real-life case studies sent in from pastors and leaders. We’ll touch on topics such as: Hiring and firing Power and Boundaries Dual Relationships Hierarchy and Genogram Differentiation (yours and theirs) The bottom line is – those you oversee are not simply a means to get the work of God done. They actually are the work to which God has called you. How we supervise has everything to do with the culture we are creating in our churches. Join me today as I discuss several case studies that will help you move from theory to reality.

Supervision of people is one of the most important tasks for every leader, especially for Christian leaders. We are concerned, not simply with the task they are commissioned to do, but also with their spiritual formation. Why? Work performance and spiritual formation are inseparable.  The problem is, most of us have only experienced supervision in traditional business settings that is primarily transactional and task-based. Many of us don’t know there is another way. So what does emotionally healthy supervision look like? In today’s podcast, I share with you a roadmap, that if applied, will help your entire organization not only operate efficiently but lead to Christ-likeness in every person.