Today’s guest blog comes to us from Ron Edmonson, church leader, planter, and pastor at Immanuel Baptist Church in Lexington, Kentucky. In addition to his role as pastor, Ron specializes in organizational leadership where he consults with church and ministry leaders. What’s the greatest killer of motivation? We often think it is a lack of vision. But, you can have … Read More
BRAND NEW RESOURCE – 10 Ways to Increase Your Ministry Influence
Everyone in ministry knows that “leadership is influence.” In fact, influencing people is at the heart of what we do as church leaders. We see that through our preaching, through our writing, through our impact on the community. We fulfill our calling through influence. But the question is – do you know the steps you can take to INCREASE your influence? No matter what size … Read More
John Wesley on the Wholeness of His Calling
“I want the whole Christ for my Savior, the whole Bible for my book, the whole Church for my fellowship and the whole world for my mission field.” -John Wesley
HALF OFF Weekend Sale – The Ministry Seminar
Do you have enough volunteers for this Sunday – or do you need more? Many times, we tell our congregation that we have a NEED for them to volunteer. We have a NEED for volunteers in nursery… We have a NEED for volunteers in guest services… We have a NEED for volunteers in children’s ministry… We have a NEED for volunteers in our office… We have … Read More
FREE BOOK, FREE WEBINAR – Starts Today!
I’ve just released a BRAND NEW book designed to equip your people to share their faith. And I’d love to get a free copy out to you this week! You’ll discover that this book, The Difference Maker: Using Your Everyday Life for Eternal Impact, can be a powerful evangelism tool – especially when used as part of an effective Evangelism system and “Big Day” process. … Read More
A.W. Tozer on the Church’s Critical Need
“The most critical need of the church at this moment is men, bold men, free men. The church must seek, in prayer and much humility, the coming again of men made of the stuff of which prophets and martyrs are made.” -A.W. Tozer
Ministry: Hard Job, High Calling
Today’s guest post comes to us from Heidi Hall for Christianity Today about the daunting challenges faced by pastors. Gordon Atkinson’s decision to leave the ministry didn’t come as an epiphany, nor was it a knee-jerk reaction to a particularly contentious church business meeting. It began with a headache. A migraine. And then some anxiety, followed by its dark twin, … Read More
On Soul Searching
“Go straight for souls, and go for the worst.” – William Booth, Methodist preacher and founder of The Salvation Army
No foolin’ – Write and publish your own book in as little as three months
It’s no April’s Fools joke – I will show you my simple method of how to write and publish your first book in as little as three months. Through years of writing, I have developed a system that enables me to write two books every year, one that has increased the impact of my ministry in a profound way. In … Read More
HALF OFF resource – Why they won’t be back Sunday (& what you can do about it!)
Why do people attend on Easter but then not come back the following Sunday? It happens every year. Easter Sunday is the largest attended Sunday of the year but then – for some reason – those first-time guests don’t return. Many pastors are left scratching their heads trying to figure out why people don’t return or how to get them … Read More