All posts by Brian Howard

My focus is to help YOU move forward one step at a time. I write about church excellence, personal productivity, and family leadership. I coach leaders, start churches, and help organizations break growth barriers. My goal is to draw on this experience to help YOU move forward in life, leadership, and productivity.

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3 Church Staffing Mistakes to Avoid

Most churches designate funds to pay church leaders. Smaller churches may pay only one pastor while larger churches often pay many staff members. But how can a church best invest its limited amount of staffing dollars?  Who should we hire

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How to Build the Perfect Church Staff

Do you have a great vision for your church, but wrestle with how to go about church staffing?  One of the most important decisions that a church can make is how to allocate and invest its staffing dollars. Pastors and churches must

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How to keep your Weaknesses from Destroying your Church

One of the realities of parenting is seeing my negative patterns and weaknesses replicated in my kids. It would be lovely if my kids reflected all of the strengths but none of my weaknesses.  But my kids in reality seem

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Are you still working on your Sermon Saturday Night?

Many pastors are frustrated that they are working on their sermons well into the weekend. If this is you consider applying the following principles to help you recapture your Saturdays. 1. Set aside an hour on Friday to plan your

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Are you a Church Planting Failure?

In the business world, it is both known and expected that entrepreneurs often repeatedly fail on the way to success. In the Church planting world, failure seems to suck the soul out of the church planter. I know of many

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