“Until we can manage time, we can manage nothing else.” — Peter F. Drucker, Author and Management Expert P.S – To learn and implement 34 proven Time Management principles, check out Time Management for Busy Pastors.
How to Prepare Spiritually for Easter at Your Church
To experience all that God wants to do at your church this Easter, you and your fellow church leaders need to prepare spiritually for God to move in a powerful way. With that in mind, here are four helpful steps as you Fast and Pray for Easter: 1- Begin now to communicate the importance of Easter Sunday to your people. … Read More
Don’t Tell People How To Do Things – A Saturday Quote
“Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.” – George S. Patton
Make Me Feel Important – A Saturday Quote
“Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, ‘Make me feel important.’ Not only will you succeed in sales, you will succeed in life.” — Mary Kay Ash, Entrepreneur
Don’t Try To Lead Alone
“It is not good for man to be alone.” What a powerful truth from Genesis 2 that most of us have taught to our people. But today, Pastor, my question to you is… Are you trying to lead alone? Do you look at what’s happening in your church and wonder what (if anything) can be done to make it more … Read More
The Missing Piece of Pastor (and Church) Growth: Accountability
In all my years of ministry experience (over 20 years now), I have met more pastors than I can begin to count. And I’ve never once had a pastor come up to me and say: “Nelson, my church isn’t growing and I don’t care.” No, they’re all serious about God’s calling on their life, serious about reaching more people for … Read More
Yeah, But I Can’t Make Those Changes In My Church
In coaching over 1,000 Senior Pastors over the last few years (and interacting with tens of thousands more), I’ve observed a number of major misconceptions that hold back pastors and the churches they lead from reaching their full redemptive potential. And perhaps the most limiting of these misconceptions is the illusion of a lack of control. The average pastor in … Read More
Act As If The Whole World Is Watching – A Weekend Quote
“Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching.” — Thomas Jefferson, Third U.S. President
Why We Send A Lot of Emails (and Your Church Should, Too)
If you’re a part of the Church Leader Insights (CLI) family, you probably have noticed that we don’t mind sending out an email or two. And the vast majority of people who receive emails from me and CLI are encouraging and appreciative – even replying to share stories of how God is working in their churches. But every once in … Read More
Be Better Than Yourself – A Saturday Quote
“Don’t bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.” — William Faulkner, Author