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In his classic spoken-word recording, Lead the Field, Earl Nightingale said, “If you want to be successful in life and you have no role models, look at what the majority of people are doing and do the opposite.  The majority is always wrong.” When it comes to being a pastor, I couldn’t agree more.  If you want to grow a healthy … Read More

Average. Mediocre.  Run-of-the-mill.  Those aren’t terms you would want applied to your life or your work, are they?  In fact, I bet they diametrically oppose the fire you had in your heart when you were called into ministry. Even though you wouldn’t want to admit any association with average thinking or mediocrity, you may have felt their subtle pull.  They … Read More

Why are you in ministry?  What started you down this road in the first place?  My guess is that you felt called to accomplish great things for God.  You had a vision for reaching hurting people and introducing them to a renewed life.  You wanted to grow a healthy church that would influence your community and draw people into learn … Read More

Christian mission is bringing people to repent of their sins, accept Jesus Christ as Savior, belong to His Body the Church, do as He commands, go our and spread the Good News, and multiply churches.  – Donald McGavran

Jason Hatley here, Pastor of Worship Arts @ The Journey Church, and today I want to talk to both Pastors and Worship Leaders.  You see… the most important relationship inside the church is the relationship between the Pastor and Worship Leader. There’s good reason for this . . . the pastor and worship leader have the most influence on the … Read More

Today, is the FINAL interview in my Church Growth Champions Tele-seminar series! You can join Dr. Gary McIntosh and me as we explore the life and ministry of Dr. Donald McGavran, the founder of the Church Growth Movement. It was McGavran’s belief that evangelism had been confused with education and social programs. McGavran made the distinction that good works were not evangelism. He … Read More

Tomorrow, Thursday, October 3rd, I will conclude my Church Growth Champions Tele-seminar series with an interview with Dr. Gary McIntosh exploring the life and ministry of Dr. Donald McGavran, the founder of the Church Growth Movement. Most people don’t even know who Donald McGavran is, much less the church-impacting and ministry-improving ideas he developed (that are STILL relevant today). Donald Anderson McGavran was … Read More

In preparation for my upcoming Church Growth and Evangelism A-Z Workshop, I  am continuing to give you my top reasons of why you should study history.   I am giving you reasons why studying history can make a direct and positive impact on your ministry! Reason #3: It builds your faith. When I read the stories of J Hudson Taylor, Dwight L. Moody, … Read More

The single most effective evangelistic methodology under heaven is planting new churches. – C. Peter Wagner

I’ve got to tell you how excited I am about this rare interview coming up TODAY at 2pm ET. This is the first time I’ve personally ever had the opportunity to interview Dr. C. Peter Wagner, and I know it’s going to be a real treat. Literally, for the past 60 years he has been on the leading edge of a … Read More