Most of you long-time readers know that I am a contrarian when it comes to summer. I happen to believe that summer is a great time to grow your church. And one of the best things about summer-time is that it offers you opportunities that aren’t available during the rest of the year. One great example of a “summer-only” outreach … Read More
New Sermon Series – Ignite Your People for Evangelism
“I wish my people would invite their friends to church” “We just need something to jump-start our evangelism” “I want to mobilize the people in my church to reach their friends” If you’ve ever let any of these sentences (or something similar) slip out of your lips, then welcome to church leadership. In fact, all of us have – at … Read More
Talking Servant Evangelism with Steve Sjogren
I recently got to speak with my friend Steve Sjogren about something that we’re both passionate about – the positive effect that Servant Evangelism can have on a church and a community. One of the most enjoyable parts of what God has called me to do is being able to pour into other pastors and church leaders – through coaching, … Read More
“I’m Not Being Fed…” – CLI Newsletter Rewind
One of the best parts of being a member of the “Church Leader Insights Family” is that each month you receive the CLI Newsletter, packed with the best church leadership content I can find. Here’s an article from Steve Mathewson that was included in this month’s newsletter (in case you missed it): WHAT “I’M NOT BEING FED” REALLY MEANS “When … Read More
How to Grow Your Church this Summer (Free E-Book)
Have you bought into the idea that summer is a time for you and your church to crouch in a corner and pray for an early fall? I doubt you’ve gone that far, but that’s essentially what thousands of churches do every summer – writing off the summer as a time when churches just don’t grow! After listening to and … Read More
Ignite Webinar Tomorrow – Can You Join Me?
Can you join me tomorrow at 1:00pm EDT for a 110 minute training based on my new book – Ignite: Sparking immediate Growth In Your Church? This “no-fluff all nuts-and-bolts” webinar is about how you can ‘DOUBLE YOUR CHURCH IN A DAY’ using a proven strategy called The Big Day. It’s also about how you can move a church from … Read More
Can You Join Me in Texas? Two Live Ignite Events
I’m excited to be heading out to the Lone Star State next week for Two BIG (everything’s bigger in Texas, you know) Live Ignite Events! Here’s the information: The LIVE Ignite Seminar – HOUSTON Tuesday, April 27 9:00am – 12:00 noon Hosted By: Crossbridge Christian Church 15415 West Road Houston, TX 77344 The LIVE Ignite Seminar – DALLAS Wednesday, April … Read More
How Teaching God’s Truth Can Get Your Church Noticed
I got an email recently from Freddy Villarreal, Tele-Coaching Participant and Lead Pastor of Freedom Life Church in Virginia, about how their local news (and then CNN) ran a story about the Desperate Sex Lives sermon series they did in February. Here’s the video: Freddy – great job representing your church and the Church on-camera! I’m not a fan of … Read More
Maximizing Easter Around the World
One of the greatest benefits of using technology to equip church leaders is that distances that were insurmountable just a few years ago are crossed instantaneously today via the internet. The Church Leader Insights Family has been growing more and more internationally over the last couple of years. It’s exciting to see how the systems and principles that we teach … Read More
Count What Counts – CLI Newsletter Rewind
One of the best parts of being a member of the “Church Leader Insights Family” is that each month you receive the CLI Newsletter, packed with the best church leadership content I can find. Here’s an article from Steven Furtick that was included in this month’s newsletter (in case you missed it): COUNT WHAT COUNTS “Here’s the distinction: it’s good … Read More