church leadership
- Strategy & Marketing
As Churches Re-Open: Are We Asking The Right Questions?
With all the growing questions about how churches will emerge from this crisis, Dawn Nicole Baldwin – our growth strategist…
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Church Communication Directors: Here’s Your Secret Sauce
When it comes to being a successful and effective church communications or media director, here’s the secret: Be intentional. Be…
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My Most Popular Blog Posts of 2019
At the close of every year it’s interesting (at least for me) to see what I’ve written that resonates the…
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Should Pastors Spin Off Their Own Side Ministries?
In the last few years, we’ve seen a number of major pastors leave their church. In some cases it happens…
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Past Sin Does Not Make You A Better Spiritual Leader
At Cooke Media Group, we’ve developed a reputation for helping churches, ministries, and nonprofits handle crisis communications. No matter how…
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The 7 Most Common Ways Pastors Shoot Themselves in the Foot
I love pastors. I work with them regularly and have the greatest admiration for what they do. But when it…
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The Risks of Online Mentoring and Counseling
Between the ranks of executive mentors, pastors and religious leaders, coaches, counselors, therapists, and more, everyday, there are hundreds of…
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The Difference Between For-Profit and Non-Profit Leadership
One thing that’s critical in leading a non-profit organization is the understanding that business leadership is often quite different from…
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When Business and Ministry Collide
We must reject the idea – well-intentioned, but dead wrong – that the primary path to greatness in the social…
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The Sacrament of Failure
A few years ago, I was interviewed in Dallas on the Daystar Television Network about my new book “Unique: Telling…
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