5 Ways to Gain More Church Volunteers
Genius is making the complicated simple, not making the simple complicated. Sometimes there are good practical answers right before our eyes to the issues we face. And one of the biggest issues pastors and church leaders face is how to gain, train, and retain more volunteers. In the April edition of Wired Magazine, the Cincinnati…
Read MorePuffer Fish Pastors
Puffer fish are pretty, cool and dangerous. When a predator approaches, a puffer fish can expand to several times their normal size. It’s a defense mechanism to keep him safe. In 1 Corinthians 8:1, Paul warns a group of Christians that knowledge puffs up. Today, it’s not just knowledge that cause pastors to puff up.…
Read MoreWill You Take a Quick Survey?
Will you take about 90 seconds and answer these questions? We’d love to learn from you.
Read MoreThree Powerful Ways to Start Your Sermon
Most communicators understand that their message introduction must capture the attention of the congregation, or half of them will be asleep by first point on the outline. However, the best openers not only get attention, they get people thinking differently— opening the path to transformed living. Powerful communicators don’t wait for the conclusion to issue…
Read MoreWhy People Don’t Want to Volunteer at Your Church (Part 2)
This is a two part series. Click here to read part 1. If you have been in church work for very long at all then you have felt the need for more volunteers. You know who you are. You need more teachers to teach, more greeters to greet, and even more ushers to well, ush.…
Read MoreYou are Not Your Church Members
One of the biggest mistakes pastors make is thinking the people in the church are like them. You’re reading a Tim Keller commentary on Galatians for your next message series, but the people in your church are catching up on royal baby news via People Magazine online. And that’s not the only difference. Let’s dive…
Read MoreThe Ten Commandments of Preaching
God gave the original Ten Commandments to Moses and the Nation of Israel from the top of Mount Sinai. These commandments aren’t in the Bible, and they weren’t written in stone. But breaking them could keep you from connecting with your congregation. Here are the Ten Commandments of Preaching. Thou shalt not preach stolen sermons.…
Read MoreWhy People Don’t Want to Volunteer at Your Church (Part 1)
If you have been in church work for very long at all then you have felt the need for more volunteers. You know who you are. You need more teachers to teach, more greeters to greet, and even more ushers to well, ush. …whatever that is. I have been around some really small churches with…
Read More3 Signs You are a Lonely Leader
My friend and co-worker Jake Dudley has a passion to rid the world of Lonely Leaders. I connect with Jake’s passion because I’ve been one. Lonely leadership is miserable. I’ve heard John Maxwell say that leadership shouldn’t ever be lonely because leaders take people with them. While I agree with this, there are times when…
Read MoreWhy Leading Out of Your Strengths isn’t Enough
I am a hungry learner. I am constantly listening to podcasts, reading articles and pursuing mentors. Every thing I learn says something like: Do what only you can do Lead from your strengths Delegate your weaknesses While I agree with all three statements, they aren’t complete. When we were starting our organization, I immediately wanted…
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