Notable Voices (August 9, 2012)

10 Ways to Ensure I’ll Never Revisit your Church -- Ben Reed

A few weeks back, I wrote about what guests notice when they a your church. Ben adds to that list, so to speak, with his list of 10 more turn-offs for visitors.

Pastors: Your Words Matter -- Dan Darling

A staggering responsibility is entrusted to pastors. For as a pastor, you hold the spiritual life of a congregation in your hands. Dan provides some words of both encouragement and conviction: Pastors shed your opinions, your preferences, and your pet legalistic ideas. Because when the Word is delivered with power, it shapes the culture of a community.

The Worst Tool for Evangelism -- Jon Acuff

On Wednesdays, Jon mixes things up at his blog and provides some thought-provoking content rather than the laugh-inducing content found there the rest of the week. I found this week's article on the use of shame and church signs as evangelism tools to be especially insightful.

Best Practices for Leading via Innovation -- Rick Lash

We recently launched an innovation initiative at LifeWay. In just a few short months, we've gathered several great ideas from the submissions. Innovation is a key for businesses to thrive—not just survive, and these best practices can help you increase innovation at your church or company.

One Secret to Long-term Leadership Success -- Ron Edmondson

Ron provides some great pastoral advice. If you are going to succeed in any organization, you need to learn the people. You can't lead a people you don't know, and people won't follow a leader they don't know.