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PLI is devoted to empowering leaders for wider influence for the sake of the gospel in their communities and effective leadership in their ministries. Learn more about our vision and process here.
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We provide a number of resources and materials to educate both our participants and the general public on effective leadership principles.
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Blog
7 Steps to Better Focus for Christian Leadership
By: Jock Ficken
Most leaders don’t focus well. Life just happens. Leaders don’t prioritize. Next year will look a lot like last year. A little better…a little worse. There’s something inherently evil in … Continue reading
Supporting the Mission of God: An Interview with Rev. Bob Kuppler
By: Jock Ficken
Earlier this summer, PLI retired/alumni Pastor Bob Kuppler gathered some wonderful folks in the congregation they attend in Myrtle Beach to invite them to join them in financially supporting the … Continue reading
In Their Words: We Support PLI Because…
By: Jock Ficken
Over the last few weeks, we’ve talked about ways you can support mission and leaders here in the U.S. and around the world. We first talked about how to support … Continue reading
Support Mission and Leaders Around the World
By: Jock Ficken
Would you consider adding PLI’s international training to your congregation’s mission budget this year? And let us know your plans?…so we can plan? One of the great joys for me … Continue reading
Support the Leaders Coming Up Behind You
By: Jock Ficken
Every once in a while I stand in a living room somewhere in the United States telling the incredible story of what God is doing through PLI. Almost always a … Continue reading
Who is Supporting You?
By: Jock Ficken
This is the final installment reflecting on how the Mission of God is fairing in our U.S. churches along with the pastors who lead it! Our first post in the … Continue reading
Get Into Relationship and Community
By: Jock Ficken
Several years ago we did a series of blogs based on the Notre Dame “Flourishing in Ministry” research and writing. It spoke of having: Funny thing, I process those things … Continue reading
Pastoral Reality and Its Impact on the Mission of God
By: Jock Ficken
If you asked the crowd of women and men that began Leadership Essentials in Nebraska this spring, they would quickly tell you: It’s the pastor’s responsibility to help shape a … Continue reading
A Baseline of Post-Covid Pastoral Reality
By: Jock Ficken
This is the first of 4 weeks on “how we’re doing as pastors” and “how the church is doing at taking care of the mission entrusted to it by Jesus … Continue reading
Intercept Entropy
By: Jock Ficken
I occasionally listen to a podcast by John Ortberg. A few months ago he did a series on spiritual disciplines that was good for my soul. I listened again recently. … Continue reading