Reports from the Road – St. Louis

Today is Stop #2 on my Top 3 Growth Barriers Tour for Senior Pastors, and I’m in St. Louis! It’s been just over 30 years since God shared the vision for Life Christian Church with Pastor Rick Shelton (one of my coaching alumni), and I’m excited to take a closer look at the church He’s been building during that time. … Read More


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10 Ways to Break the 65 Barrier … and a FREE Resource

One tool that I find useful any time I go through any type of training (live, webinar, audio, book, etc.) is to write down my top 10 key learnings, and how I can apply them. I recently received an email from Dr. Kenneth Sesley where he shared his list with me.  Kenneth is the Pastor of Kingdom Advancers Family Church … Read More


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Free Events for Senior Pastors (Register Today)

I’m only a couple of weeks away from a very special series of Live Events, Free for Senior Pastors, that I’m calling “The Top 3 Growth Barriers Tour.” I am partnering with a number of my coaching alumni (they’re serving as hosts) to make each of these Senior Pastor-Only Events FREE for you, as long as you pre-register. It’s a … Read More


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Don’t Miss the Christmas Sale!

I know most of you are making final preps for your Christmas Eve services, putting the finishing touches on your 2010 preaching calendar or maybe even out and about Christmas shopping, but I wanted to be sure you know about something special that Church Leader Insights is offering right now. Today through January 4th, we’re giving you a chance to … Read More


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How to Structure Your Church for Growth (Part 4)

Today’s 4th and final installment on structuring your church for growth is going to be a bit of a turn from the previous 3 posts. After looking at the issues of by-laws, church governance, and budgeting, today I’d like to share a few quick thoughts about the importance of having your salary package set up properly. For whatever reason, many … Read More


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Perry Noble on “What Makes the Church Come Alive”

Here’s one of the articles from the most recent CLI Newsletter. We pack each newsletter with the best content the web has to offer. Here’s an example from Perry Noble: WHAT MAKES A CHURCH COME ALIVE? “CHANGED LIVES…when dead people are being brought to life a church cannot remain on life support.  Changed lives change a community! . . . … Read More


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How to Upgrade for Church Growth – Church Leader Insights Newsletter Rewind

Here’s one of the articles from this month’s CLI Newsletter. We pack each newsletter with the best content we can find.  Here’s a great example from Christian Standard: HOW UPGRADING YOUR CHURCH LEADS TO GROWTH “Excellence attracts people. When two championship contenders are playing, it’s hard to get a ticket. When you decide to go to the best restaurant in … Read More


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How to Structure Your Church for Growth (Part 3)

Today’s post is the third in a 4 part series about structuring your church for growth.  If you missed the other two, you can find them here: Part 1 (by-laws) & Part 2 (church governance). While the first two topics (by-laws and church governance) are areas where some churches are tied by denominational mandate or tradition, today’s topic addresses an … Read More


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How to Structure Your Church for Growth (Part 2)

A couple of weeks ago I shared the first of a few posts that I’m writing about “structuring your church for growth”. It was about writing church by-laws, and if you missed it you can read it here. Today I’d like to address another key issue in the area of church structure by starting with a quote I’ve heard my … Read More


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