Raising the evangelistic temperature through your church structure (Part 3 of a 3-Part Series)

Today we’re wrapping up a series on the practical ways that YOU as a pastor can lead and keep the evangelistic temperature in your church red-hot. We’ve focused on three avenues: the stage, the staff and now the structure. To catch up on Part 1 on the stage, click here; and for Part 2 on the staff, click here. Continuing … Read More


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A Pastor’s Primary Role – Carrying the Evangelism Torch (Part 2 of 3-Part Series)

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This week we’ve been looking at practical ways that YOU as a pastor can lead and keep the evangelistic temperature in your church red-hot. If you missed Part 1, you can catch up right here. To recap: as a pastor you have three avenues you can use to keep the temperature hot: the stage, the staff, and the structure. Continuing this 3-part article series, … Read More


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Grow in 2025 Through Reading: Top 15 Best Books for Church Leaders (Part 1)

The single greatest way you can grow as a leader in 2025 is to read books. Books will help you far more than your newsfeed on Facebook! Books have the ability to expand you and your ministry in unique ways. As a fellow pastor, I’d like to save you time and focus your attention where it needs to be for … Read More


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How to keep the evangelistic temperature red-hot inside your church (Part 1 of a 3-Part Series)

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Think of your current level of evangelism as a reading on a thermometer. What is the evangelistic temperature in your church right now, in 2025? Hot, cold, or somewhere in the middle? When it comes to evangelism, the pastor’s primary role is to keep the evangelistic temperature red-hot inside the church. If you are the pastor, it doesn’t matter whether … Read More


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New Year Giveaway: Break through your biggest growth barriers in 2025

2025 can be THE year for maximum growth! I want to help your church grow and reach more people than ever this year, so this week only you can select a FREE Church Growth audio resource of your choice (a $49.95 value!). Choose from one of my best-selling “Breaking Growth Barriers” resources (Breaking the 65, 125, 250 or 500 Barrier). … Read More


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Your New FREE Reading List: Best Books of 2024 for Church Leaders

Like so many pastors, you probably have a goal to read a lot more books this coming year (well, at least I hope you do because it’s a fact, leaders are readers!). So I don’t want you to waste another minute searching on Amazon to figure out what to read next…I’ve done the work for you. In the midst of … Read More


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$2 Audible Sale on My Book, The New You (2 Days Only!)

Audible members, right now you save 87% on the audiobook of my best-seller, The New You: A Guide to Better Physical, Mental, Emotional and Spiritual Wellness. For 2 days only, you can pick it up for just $2!  Or you can sign up for a new Audible membership and get access under a free or 99 cent trial option today.  … Read More


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Happy Reformation Day! Your FREE Reformers keepsake download

In commemoration of today’s 507th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, I’d like to share some fun facts about fellow reformers and friends, Martin Luther and Philip Melanchthon. Plus click here to download your FREE Reformers Keepsake as my gift to you!  1. Luther posted the 95 Theses on the door of the church in Wittenberg, Germany in October 1517. These were the differences Luther found … Read More


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Reformation Month Giveaway – Grab Your Luther Articles Collection

Our Reformation Month celebration continues today with a very special giveaway from my private collection. To commemorate the 507th Anniversary of the Reformation today I’d like to give you exclusive access to my comprehensive library of articles and books by and about Martin Luther, the Great Reformer. Click here to access our final giveaway — a FREE Reformation Articles Collection! On … Read More


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Reformation Gift for You: Celebrating John Calvin – FREE Report

Happy Reformation Week! We’re continuing our celebration of the 507th Anniversary of the Reformation by rolling out more giveaways. Today you’ll get a closer look at the Leading Figure of the Swiss Reformation — John Calvin (1509 – 1564). While Martin Luther belonged to the first generation of the Protestant Reformation, Calvin was a second generation Reformer. Calvin’s theology is still influential today, especially in Presbyterian … Read More


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