How to Deal with Anonymous Critics in Your Church… Yuck! (Guest Blogger Don Ross)

I’ve asked Don Ross – Advanced Coaching Alum, Renegade Pastor and Lead Pastor of Creekside Church in the Seattle, Washington Area – to share today about an issue that plagues a lot of pastors. Hope you find this helpful: Do you have anonymous critics in the church you lead?  We all do.  I had a person send me an anonymous note telling … Read More


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Let Me Help You Make 2013 Your Best Year Ever (Renegade Pastors “Inside Look”)

What if 2013 was your best year ever? That’s not only my PRAYER for you but it was also my topic on yesterday’s Renegade Pastors Network coaching call. After the private coaching call was done (around 3:30pm yesterday), I began hearing from pastor after pastor about how inspiring and challenging the teaching was. Many of these ‘renegade pastors’ asked if … Read More


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Free Call TODAY – 22 Questions You Need to Finish the Year

The philosopher Socrates famously said, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” Unfortunately, I’ve observed over the years that many pastors suffer from this very condition. Rather than taking a little time on a periodic basis to look back, self-evaluate and make corrections, it’s far more common to simply take life as it comes and suffer the consequences. I want … Read More


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How To Develop a Growing Team at Your Church

Gabe Kolstad here – multi-time Advanced Coaching Alumni with Nelson and Senior Pastor of Westside Community Church in Beaverton, Oregon. Today, I’d like to share an answer to a common question I hear from pastors who are serious about reaching their maximum Kingdom potential… That question: “How Can I Develop a Growing Team?” Answer: Endless buckets of cash. Thankfully, that’s not … Read More


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