In last week’s introduction to this two-part series, I defined Servant Evangelism as doing intentional acts of kindness with the express purpose of sharing the good news of Jesus Christ. The fact is, when God’s people get involved in doing acts of kindness, there is a great power for the gospel to be shared. For two decades now I’ve been … Read More
Effective Community Outreach, Part 1 of 2
Kindness can be a powerful tool, especially when it comes to reaching the unchurched. One of the most effective ways you can mobilize your people for community outreach is through Servant Evangelism. Let’s start with the formal definition: Servant evangelism is doing intentional acts of kindness with the express purpose of sharing the good news of Jesus Christ. The fact … Read More
Multiply Your Impact Strategically (Part 4 of 4)
For the conclusion of this four-part series on Advanced Strategic Concepts, I want to wrap things up with the below key related law. The Law of Spiritual Readiness: God will never give us more than we are prepared to receive. I’ve seen this happen many times over — Your level of preparation is directly linked to the number of people God … Read More
Multiply Your Impact Strategically (Part 3 of 4)
Last week, in the second of this four-part series, I shared the first Advanced Strategic Concept, “Kaizen”. (A strategic concept can be thought of as a “force multiplier” for church growth and health.) Advanced Strategic Concept #2: “Scenario Planning” Definition: Develop a written scenario action plan for the key potentialities that could impact your church or life. For example, you could … Read More
Multiply Your Impact Strategically (Part 2 of 4)
In last week’s blog post, I introduced the idea of implementing strategic concepts, which is a short-hand way of thinking of bigger ideas. It’s a shortcut that doesn’t short-cut the results. There are at least 10 of these strategic concepts that I regularly refer to, but we’ll unpack just a couple of these in this series. Advanced Strategic Concept #1: “Kaizen” … Read More
Multiply Your Impact Strategically (Part 1 of 4)
You may be surprised at how many strategic principles you can extract from business, philosophy, history, and even straight out of the Bible. These are strategic concepts to help you get from where you are to where God wants you to be. There are at least 10 of these strategic concepts that I regularly refer to, but we’ll unpack just … Read More
The Principle of Spiritual Readiness
With Easter just around the corner, I want to encourage you to think strategically to prepare for God to send you people who need to know Him. After years of doing crusades, the Billy Graham Association was able to predict, with astonishing accuracy, how many people will come forward for prayer on any given night. How? Because the number always … Read More
FREE Year End Webinar Ends Today – Spots still available!
I still have space available for my ALL NEW online event, “The Year End Webinar: 21 Questions to Wrap Up This Year and Prepare for a Great 2017.” It’s FREE just for Senior Pastors and TODAY is the LAST DAY this event will be running! But don’t delay – space is limited and there are only two available times left … Read More
FREE Year End Webinar Starts Today – Spots still available!
I still have space available for my ALL NEW online event, “The Year End Webinar: 21 Questions to Wrap Up This Year and Prepare for a Great 2017.” It’s FREE just for Senior Pastors and the first one is TODAY! But don’t delay – space is limited and this is the only week this event is running! I don’t want … Read More
First one’s today – My ALL NEW 2017 Preaching Calendar Webinar – Spots still available!
I still have space available for my ALL NEW “Planning Your 2017 Preaching Calendar” online event – and the first one is TODAY! But don’t delay – space is limited and this is the only week this event is running! I don’t want you to miss out on this valuable training that will have an exponential impact on all of … Read More