It’s Gabe Kolstad again – multi-time Advanced Coaching Alumni with Nelson and Senior Pastor of Westside Community Church in Beaverton, Oregon. Great to be back with you today to continue our discussion about change & transition in the church. Because my church’s story is so unique I regularly get asked to share the details & background. In case we haven’t met, … Read More
Success & Fundamentals – A Saturday Quote
“Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.” – Jim Rohn, Author & Motivational Speaker
Dealing with Antagonists in Your Church – Guest Blogger & Renegade Pastor Don Ross
I’ve asked Don Ross to continue his series of posts on Church Revitalization (or Turn-Around Churches). Don is an Advanced Coaching Alum, a Renegade Pastor and the Lead Pastor of Creekside Church in the Seattle, Washington Area. Hope you find this helpful: Dealing with Antagonist – By Dr. Donald E. Ross Last month I said, “’Antagonists’ are individuals who thrive on conflict … Read More
4 Accelerators for Effective Change in Your Church (part 2 of 2)
Gabe Kolstad here again, continuing where we left of on Monday, looking at 4 Accelerators for Effective Change. In Monday’s post, I shared the first two accelerators: 1. ACTION: Do what you can, right now. 2. VISION: Get clear about where you’re going. And today, the other two… 3. TEAM: Gather support. Get the best people you can in the right … Read More
4 Accelerators for Effective Change in Your Church (part 1 of 2)
Gabe Kolstad here again today. I’ve been through two Advanced Coaching Networks with Nelson and I’m the Senior Pastor of Westside Community Church in Beaverton, Oregon. Last week we looked at the 5 Change Killers that hold us back from leading effectively in a changing world. Hopefully you’ve been able to go to work on at least one of those areas and … Read More
Change vs. Growth – A Saturday Quote
“Change is inevitable. Growth is optional.” – John Maxwell, Author & Speaker
5 Change Killers in Your Church
Gabe Kolstad here again today. I’m a multi-time Advanced Coaching Alumni with Nelson and Senior Pastor of Westside Community Church in Beaverton, Oregon. It’s great to be back with you again this week to talk about making changes in our churches. Personally I get very excited about this subject. It fires me up to think about where we’re headed and how … Read More
Character – A Saturday Quote
“Character is much easier kept than recovered.” – Thomas Paine, Author & Political Activist
Three Ways to Overcome the Hard Days of Ministry
Jason Hatley here . . . Pastor of Worship Arts at The Journey and Founder of www.WorshipLeaderInsights.com, with a reminder and some encouragement for you this morning. “On it’s best day, ministry is hard.” That is the advice my Lead Pastor, Nelson Searcy, shared with me when I was first starting in ministry. What God has called us to do is … Read More
About Advance Planning – A Saturday Quote
“Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning.” –Winston Churchill