Average. Mediocre. Run-of-the-mill. These are not the terms we want applied to our lives or our work. But, despite the fact that average is not your goal, is it your current reality? This 3-part series focuses on what it means to become a Renegade Pastor by equipping you to abandon average in your life and ministry. We will challenge you … Read More
Happy Easter – how can I pray for you this weekend?
Hey, it’s almost here . . . this Sunday is the Big Day! And on this Good Friday, I wanted to take a moment to wish you and your family a BIG Happy Easter. Without a doubt, this weekend has the potential to be the biggest and best Easter yet! I would love to pray specifically for your service this … Read More
FREE E-book: What You Should Measure at Your Church (Countdown to Easter)
“What gets measured gets done,” but what do you measure each week at your church? Just as you stay (or should stay) on top of the numbers that gauge your health, eg. blood pressure levels, weight and height — the same is true when gauging the health of your church. The numbers are blinking indicators that let you know if … Read More
Asking the Tough Questions About Your Preaching
Does your congregation remember what you preached last Sunday? How about the Sunday before that? I don’t want to burst your bubble, but numerous studies over the years have shown that people forget the majority of the information they hear from a communicator within 24 hours. Chances are, every message you work so hard to prepare and then deliver with … Read More
FREE E-book: 9 Steps to Double the Effectiveness of Your Preaching (Countdown to Easter)
Preaching is personal, right? I mean, we all wrestle with a bit of ego when it comes to our preaching skills and the impact they have each week. We adopt the “If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it,” mindset when in reality we are ALL works in progress and have gaps and bad habits in our preaching that we’re often … Read More
The Power of the 8 Systems to Grow Your Church
God is into systems. He organized the universe with systems. He established the measurement of time through a system. He formed the human body as a cohesive unit of systems. All the parts of the body — both the church body and the physical body — work together, allowing people to fulfill God’s purposes on this earth. And both of … Read More
Maximize Your Church by Maximizing Your Systems
We all use systems to help us accomplish our objectives every day. Think about the system you have for getting dressed in the morning. You don’t put on your deodorant until you get out of the shower. You drink your coffee before you brush your teeth. Right? There’s a system to the way you prepare yourself for the day that … Read More
“Countdown to Easter” Giveaway #1 – Eight Systems of a Healthy Church E-book
How healthy is your church? God designed all the parts of the body – both the church body and the physical body – to work together and function best through well-developed systems. A healthy church depends on eight systems operating at maximum performance. In fact, a well-designed S.Y.S.T.E.M. can Save You Stress, Time, Energy and Money. This week only, as … Read More
The Message Run-Through – a preaching best practice you can do this week
One of the first rules actors learn is to speak the words of a script out loud before they go into an audition room. Why? Because no matter how many times they run through their part in their head, no matter how well they’ve committed it to memory, no matter how clearly they can see their delivery in their own … Read More
Preaching Preparation and Delivery: Two Sides of the Same Coin
Every coin has two distinct sides: heads and tails. If a coin didn’t have these two sides, it wouldn’t be a legitimate coin at all; it would be an unusable hunk of metal. Similarly, your preaching is comprised of two distinct elements: your personal preparation and your delivery. The two bind together to produce teaching that the Holy Spirit can … Read More