There are many proven things you can do to avoid a “summer slump” in stewardship. Today we continue with Part 2 of my 8 ways to not just glide through the summer – but GROW. (To read Part 1, click here.) 5. Preach on giving. Biggest felt need during the summer – breaking free from debt. We’ll do a debt-free Sunday right in the … Read More
8 Ways to Avoid the Summer Slump – and Increase Your Stewardship – Part 1
Summer is fast approaching and you have two options in your approach – plan in the summer or beg in the fall. The prevailing myth is that you can’t avoid the so-called “summer slump.” But I challenge you today – be careful about buying into those average ways of thinking. You CAN flatten that summer dip – and make sure … Read More
How can you become an influential church? (Special Rate Extended)
I hope you had a great Memorial Day Weekend and were able to enjoy some time with your family. Many have asked – so I wanted to let you know you still have a chance to pick up the BRAND NEW Ten Most Influential Churches seminar by my good friend and mentor, Dr. Elmer Towns. But I’m only extending it for ONE … Read More
Touch the World – A Saturday Quote
“Plan to do the impossible (to you), and then yield yourself to God and give yourself to sacrificial prayer. You may find that when you touch God, He in turn will touch you, and you can touch the world.” – Dr. Elmer Towns
Meet the professor I wish I’d had
In my 25 years of ministry I’ve had the privilege of hearing first-hand from the greatest church history teachers and experts in church growth. And the more I dive into our recent history, the more I discover incredible insights and applications to church growth today! So I want to share one of my favorite professors with you. Dr. Elmer Towns has been an … Read More
Meet the Church Growth Experts – LIVE at Disney World
The Super Early Bird deadline is only 9 days away for the all-new 2015 Church Systems Check-Up and Boot Camp! This don’t-miss event is like a primer, check-up and “next-step” event all rolled into an expanded three powerful days. You’ll walk away with a ton of easy-to-implement ideas and a greater appreciation for how systems work to bring health and growth to … Read More
Secrets & Strategies from the Ten Most Influential Churches
My mentor, Dr. Elmer Towns has a challenge for you – to become an influential pastor. So where do you start, and just what does that mean, to be truly influential in ministry? Well, shaping the future starts with an understanding of the past. I have the privilege of introducing you to someone who has been an eyewitness to key events in church history from … Read More
Growing Toward It – A Saturday Quote
“This life therefore is not righteousness, but growth in righteousness, not health, but healing, not being but becoming, not rest but exercise. We are not yet what we shall be, but we are growing toward it, the process is not yet finished, but it is going on, this is not the end, but it is the road. All does not … Read More
Flash Sale: Half Off Summer Sermons
Today’s your opportunity to save big AND get ahead on your preaching planning for the summer (maybe even the fall)! This week I’ve been leading a webinar, “Grow Your Church This Summer,” and I’ve decided I wanted to give you one more thing to help you prepare for the summer: Half Off Sermons Flash Sale – Today Thru Monday ONLY! … Read More
Why Boot Camp? 6 Reasons to Join Me this Summer
I’d like to invite you to join me this summer for the most in-depth, intensive event you could attend with your team that will help you accelerate your growth this year! And it doesn’t hurt that it’s at Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL. Here are just six more reasons you should be at my Church Systems Check-Up and Boot Camp, Wednesday, July … Read More