Top 15 New Blogs I Discovered In 2015

06 Jan Top 15 New Blogs I Discovered In 2015

Posted at 18:01h in blog by Ministry Library

I read… a lot. Tons of books but even more blogs.

Over the last year I found some really awesome blogs and I want to take a few moments to share them with you (in no particular order).

Scott Ball

Scott is a great leadership resource. He has a passion for leadership and the church!

One of the top posts I read was 10 TIPS TO GET MORE RETURNING GUESTS

He also launched a new podcast at Church Leadership Matters.

Justin has great resources for growing pastors. A lot of his posts are geared towards preaching creatively. He has several free preaching calendar tools and sermon planning tools. We used these to help us plan our 2016 preaching calendar.

One of the best posts I read (watched) from Justin was 10 Growth Killers For Pastors and Churches (Video)

Jonathan Malm

I first came across Jonathan when I started a church website design business and we advertised on a few of his sites: Church Stage Design Ideas & Sunday Mag and about year later I met him at the Salt Conference.

But being Facebook friends lead me to his personal blog and I love the variety and humor he uses. He has also written a few books.

His book UnWelcome is one of our most watched leadership summaries.

Hands down my all time favorite post from this last was, 3 Reasons Your Political Stance Could Be Ruining Your Christian Witness

Velocity Ministry Management

Deborah writes some very thoughtful and unique posts.

Her vantage point as a professional project manager makes her posts more applicable than theoretical, and I love it!

Here is one of my favorite posts: How to Recognize a Healthy Church

Nils Smith

I came across Nils when he became a member of our streaming leadership video service. Then I saw he wrote a book and we did a video on that as well. Social Media Guide For Churches.

He posts about the mashup between tech and church (2 of my favorite things).

Here is one that I loved reading!!! The Future of Live Streaming

Josh Blankenship

Josh has a great mix of creative church stuff, stages, social media and leadership posts.

Here is one that I found really thought provoking: 5 Things Your Church Staff Is Thinking But Not Saying

Tim Parsons

Tim is an executive pastor at a growing church in Indiana.

He writes a ton about leadership and I really like his writing style.

Tim also started up a pretty cool new resources for churches at Church Leader Strategies

Here’s my favorite post from Tim – 10 Daily Habits of Highly Productive Leaders

Preaching Donkey

First off, I love the name!

This site is a huge resource for pastors that want to become better communicators.

By far the most impactful article/podcast was this one: How to Get More Helpful Feedback On Your Sermons.

ProPreacher

Here’s another great resource for becoming a better preacher.

I loved this article: 5 Tips For Managing Pastoral PMS (Pre Message Syndrome)

Ron Edmondson

Ron is one of the best church leadership bloggers out there. Period.

He also writes posts targeting pastors that need to be encouraged, which I love.

It was really hard to only pick one article to tell you guys about. So here’s three!

5 Suggestions of How to Add Good Structure to an Organization

7 Impractical Leadership Principles and Why I Use Them

7 Common Ways Leaders Waste Time and Energy

The Malphurs Group

I honestly can’t remember how I stumbled onto this blog but I keep coming back! New articles get posted all the time and I read just about every single one.

Here is their most popular post from the last year: 13 DEADLY SINS OF A DYING CHURCH

And here is my favorite: 15 Characteristics of Healthy Church Leaders