Good to Great

Prepare for the Worst – The Firehouse Principle

On: June 25, 2014

In: Church Growth, Church Strategy, Leadership, Productivity

Is your church prepared for the worst? Some of you may be thinking, “What a cheery question!” It is a really important one. In his outstanding book, Great by Choice, Jim Collins writes about a key trait possessed by 10X companies–those who outperformed their competitors tenfold during times of epic chaos: 10XersContinue Reading

How the Mighty Fall

By: Tim Spivey

On: February 25, 2010

In: Leadership

Jim Collins' books have been one of biggest influences on my ministry from outside conventional ministry circles (theology, ministry, devotion, etc.). Good to Great was absolutely fantastic, and I could hardly recommend it more highly. Charles Siburt required it as reading in my doctoral seminar on Christian leadership. If IContinue Reading