Practical wisdom for pastors and church leaders – lessons lessons learned through decades of leading, failing, changing, and trying again.
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Why people doubt your leadership
Matthew 28:16, 17 (NIV) Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw him, they…
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The reason you can’t find volunteers
Recently on a beautiful drive Sherry and I were comparing notes on what makes a healthy ministry volunteer culture. (Some couples talk about vacations, some about…
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Another fallen pastor
I hate to admit that when I see a headline like the one above I always want to click through to find out who failed.…
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Measuring Success
As a church planter or a pastor when will you know you have succeeded? What is the goal? Where is the finish line? In the…
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Why Are You Planting a Church?
The most important question any church planter can ask is “ Why am I planting a church?” I have had some conversations with some great…
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Do we REALLY need to plant more churches?
Here is a question that has been bothering me a lot lately; there seems to be a new church plant in every theater and school…
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Five Simple Ways to Make Your Church Stickier (Part 3 Connection)
Here is something that I’ve realized in my recent church shopping experience: most of us who are visiting your church aren’t coming because your pastor…
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Five Simple Ways to Make Your Church Stickier (Pt 2 Navigating the Maze)
This week we are talking about simple ways to make your church stickier. The idea for this series came from attending nine different churches recently…
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Five Simple Ways to Make Your Church Stickier (Pt 1 The Friendly Factor)
For the first time in our lives Sherry and I have the freedom to choose what church we attend. When we lived at home our…