The Harvest is Waiting
“The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Pray the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” Jesus directly asked us to pray that more leaders would be sent out into their networks to reap a spiritual harvest. Yet, I find most pastors seldom pray for leaders to go into the harvest. […]
Three Easters a Year through Double Day
Most worship growth comes in spurts rather than in increments. So it’s important to have two or three major pushes a year designed to grow your church forward in a significant way. When I was pastor, I tried to plan for two or three Easters a year. We called them “Double Days.” We would do […]
Exponential is Coming Up April 19-22
The Exponential Conference has assembled a lineup for 2010 that is as good as any conference I’ve seen in a long time. Opening with Louie Giglio, closing with Francis Chan, including well-known and proven motivators like Ken Blanchard, Mark Batterson, Matt Chandler, Dave Gibbons, Brenda Salter-McNeil, Ed Stetzer, Efrem Smith, Dino Rizzo, Dave Ferguson, Greg Surratt, Alan […]
21st Century Strategies is Now on Facebook- Become a Fan
I am transfering most of my attention from my facebook profile to our 21st Century Strategies page. Please go to http://www.facebook.com/pages/Port-Aransas-TX/21st-Century-Strategies-Inc/151403676470 and become a fan
Consultant Training
The Ministry Audit: Consultant Training I and II with Bill Easum. Resource: The Church Growth Handbook and The Complete Ministry Audit, available from EBA or Abingdon Press. These seminars equip church leaders to apply The Complete Ministry Audit to any congregation. Consultant Training I and II are two of our most productive equipping models. Both […]
Shared Congregational Leadership Doesn’t Work
Recently, I received an email from a member of our Advanced Leadership forum asking an excellent question that many pastors ask. Here it is. “I just received George Barna’s latest e-news where he has an article ’30 Respected Leaders Weigh in on What It Takes to be a Master Leader.’ I want to shift the focus from […]