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I know some of you have purchased our “I Love My Church Day” program designed to double the number of first-time visitors and then retain 50% of them. So I wanted to share this preaching idea with you.
One of the great texts to use the Sunday before you conclude the program and ask your […]
Following up on my last post, I want to consider further the importance of conviction for effective leadership. Consider this quote from Martin Luther: “Here I stand. I can do no otherwise. God help me.” Or what do you think allowed Nelson Mandela to give hope to the people from his confinement? Or what […]
They didn’t teach me management skills in seminary. But I wish they had, because as the leader of a church I needed them badly and it’s a shame I had to learn them on my own. So I thought I would pass on some pointers.
Point Number One: If you can’t measure it, it will […]
Why is it that churches will borrow money to build buildings, but they shudder at the thought of borrowing money to hire staff? After all, staff are more important to discipling people than buildings are. Yet when I recommend to churches that, if they can’t afford to hire the staff they need, they should […]
How many spiritual giants do you have in your church? Are you a spiritual giant? Is there a process for becoming a spiritual giant? What does a spiritual giant look like?
I do see a process for becoming a spiritual giant. Call it sanctification if you like. It is the joyous journey of our earthly […]
Mentoring someone into faith or deeper into faith is your responsibility. Unless you’re the pastor, it’s not the pastor’s responsibility. Unless you’re a Sunday school teacher, it’s not the Sunday school’s responsibility. Unless you’re a small group leader, it’s not small group’s responsibility.
It’s your responsibility … you know, that whole “Go ye and make disciples” is […]
“The only thing you take with you when you’re gone is what you leave behind.”
John Allsto
Most people, at one time or another, think about their legacy as a Father, Mother, Husband, or Wife. But what about we pastors? What comes to mind when we think about our legacy?
The best way to answer this question […]
We live in a world that is torn apart by discord between nations, between political parties, between and within churches, within families… As a follower of Jesus, I look to find how God wants me to speak to and live in the world. I submit five ways for you to consider as you seek […]
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Over the past week we have examined the major church movements underway today – Emergent, Incarnational, Organic, Reproductive, and Sim Card. You may be asking “Why didn’t you mention the “Missional Movement?” One simple reason – I believe every true church, no matter what movement it is a part of, has to be missional or […]
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